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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +448709749559 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO CHARITY TRUST LOTTERY" <euroctrust32@me.by>
Reply-To: euroctrust@o2.pl
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:37:33 +0100
Subject: FROM EUROPEAN UNION CHARITY LOTTERY


EUROPEAN UNION CHARITY LOTTERY
MIDLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM

(+44) 8709749559

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

Our System generator has generated your email number as one of the three
winners of FOUR MILLION EUROS (€4,000,000.00 EUROS).Euro Charity Lottery
Fund Internet pick. Three emails are to share the winning price of
€4,000,000.00 EUROS, as the prices are to be shared are divided uniquely in
three. Please choose your final winning price from this figures: A to C.
e.g. A represents a divided figure of the €4,000,000.00 EUROS So is B and C.

I choose the figure:_____________________

My Name is:_________________________

My Address:_________________________

My Tel. No is:______________________

My Fax No is:_______________________

My email confirmation is:____________

Occupation:_____________________

Age:____________________

Reply back to this publicidad to get your price immediately remitted into
your nominated bank account through our financial consultant based in
Europe.

Congratulations.

Peña Euromillones

Mr. John Frank
European Union Charity Lottery

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam