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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +34625653684 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "spain2008promotionsthrou Gazeta.pl"
<spain2008promotionsthrou@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 01:05:09 +0200
Subject: YOUR SUMMER GIFT FROM SPAIN.


YOUR SUMMER GIFT FROM SPAIN.


E-MAIL PROMOTION OFFICE/MADRID SPAIN..
CALLE LA LUNA 45,
COIGO POSTAL 21145
MADRID-ESPAÑA.


This is a notification from the co-ordinator of the Microsoft Summer
Promotions held in madrid spain,has therefore come to you with this great
surprise.
Your e mail address came a winner of this great promotion as a 4th
category winner,with the sum of 170,000.00 euro.
Your e mail address attached to a Ticket
number:44-11-02-19-38.Reference number:11/OUL-SPAÑA and Batch
number:LK/OU/1ES.
The above informations must not be undisclosed to any other person,to
avoid double claim.

Your fudiciary agent.Mr.Carlos Sanchez shall process your claim as soon as
you contact him.You are advise to take to every instructions given
to you by the agent to avoid disqualification of claim.

Contact your agent Mr.Alonso Julian with the following informations:



Your full name:
Country:
Address:
Tel/Fax:
The won e mail address:
Alternative e mail address:
Ticket number:
Reference number:
Batch number:


CLAIM DEPARTMENT

Mr.Carlos Sanchez
Tel/Fax: +34 625 653 684
E mail: seguromicrosoft@ozu.es




Any one below the age of 18 is authomatically disqualified.


Great wishes from the co.ordinator.
Paula Gomez Edwardo(MS)

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