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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "high insurance policy" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045755684 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • acculottoclaimsunitoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTTERY ACCULOTTO <accu_game04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <acculottoclaimsunitoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 03:32:29 +0100
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER OF ACCU LOTTO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY



FROM:ACCULOTTO.COM INTERNATIONALOFFICIAL SPONSOR:MERCEDES BENZ COPERATION(UK)C/ CRYDON 28089,LONDON.FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTORINTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT. Dear Lottery Winner!!! LOTTERY AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:You have emerged the 2007 ACCULOTTO.COM promotions award winner of our yearly car give away promotions.Your email which drew the winningnumber,was selected via our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) Wehereby wish to inform you that your free Mercedes car attached with 700.000POUNDS incash are pending your collection.You have been approved for a payment of 700.000 POUNDS (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.)AND A BRAND NEW 2005 HAUSKAA VAPPUA MERCEDES BENZ CARin cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1 which isdeposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favor asbeneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.To begin your claim, you are to contact our accredited claims agent with your following informations: 1.Full Names..................2.Residential Address............3.Phone Number............4.Fax Number...............5.Occupation................6.Sex........... ..............7.Age...........................8.Nationality..... ...........================================================MR. JULIUS MOORE .(Foreign Transfer Manager)TRUST MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE BV.ACCULOTTO.COM CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.C/ CRYDON 28089,UKTel:+447045755684Email: acculottoclaimsunitoffice@yahoo.co.uk
===============================================They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer ofyour winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER ISISW-91237-H067/B4(keep personal) Remember, Failure to claim your winning/ fund will beadded to next International lottery program.Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Once again Congratulations.Yours Sincerely,DR. MRS MARY HOOK
ACCULOTTO.COM/LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOROFFICIAL SPONSOR:MERCEDES BENZ MOTOR COPERATION (UK)
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