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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +447031907688 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: info.sipclaimsdet@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:40:16 GMT
Subject: {Spam!}




SKODA MOTORS WORLDWIDE LTD=2E
SKODA Programs =26 Events Department
SKODA Motors
P=2EO=2E Box 100
London
L71 E20

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are officially announcing to you the result of SKODA Motors Email Lot=
tery Promotion held on the 29th October 2008 as part of our programs to =
Launch our new office that was commissioned on 25th of October 2008 in M=
anchester United Kingdom=2E Your email was attached to ticket number SKO=
DA-UK77S024477 with draw number S10N44 which consequently won you in the=
2nd category prize=2C your email address was extracted from our electro=
nic email extraction which randomly selected Forty Five (45) Lucky Winne=
rs of which your email address was among one of the lucky winner=2E You =
have therefore been approved for a payout of a total sum =A3750=2C000 GB=
P (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUND STERLINGS)=2E

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We also advise that you keep your winning information very confidential =
as our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and =
unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals=2E The selection p=
rocess =

was carried our through our computerized Email Selection System (ESS) wh=
ich selects email from a database of over 600=2C000 email address was dr=
awn from all over the continents of the World=2E This promotions being t=
he first of its kind will now take place annually and we hope you will a=
lso take part in our next year One Million Pound Sterlings International=
Lottery Game=2E To file your claim=2C you are to contact our Customer S=
ervice unit authorized to conduct the necessary Verification to enable y=
ou receive your Cash Prize=2E =

(You will receive more email upon acknowledgement of this email)=2E =


Customer Service Unit
CONTRACTED AGENCY=3A JIM WOO LEE =26 EDDIE SIMPSON ASSOCIATE LTD=2CUK=2E=
=


CONTACT PERSONS

Mr=2E Jim Woo Lee
+44-703-190-7688
---------------------------
Mr=2E Eddie Simpson
+44-702-408-6493

Email=3A info=2Esipclaimsdet=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk =

20 Queens land Road=2C London
SW2 3JB ENGLAND=2E U=2EK

You can call any of the claims agents assigned for your claims=2C or sen=
d an email to them=2C you are to provide to your agents the below under =
listed information as soon as possible=3A =


1=2E NAME IN FULL=3A =

2=2E ADDRESS (IN FULL)=3A =

3=2E NATIONALITY=3A
4=2E AGE=3A
5=2E SEX
6=2E OCCUPATION (POSITION HELD)=3A
7=2E HOME PHONE =26 MOBILE NUMBER=3A

This program is promoted and sponsored by Frontline group and SKODA Worl=
dwide=3B we intend to use this medium to help individuals generate fortu=
nes=2C which would encourage them to expand their business frontiers the=
reby creating more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian Concern=
s within their immediate environment=2E All winning must be claimed not =
later than one Week of Acknowledgment=2E After this date all unclaimed f=
unds will be =

returned to SKODA Motors Treasury as Unclaimed=2E

Furthermore=2C should there be any change of address do inform us as soo=
n as possible=2E

Congratulations again from all our staff=2E

N=2EB=3A Anybody under the age of 16 is not eligible to participate in t=
his program=2E

Yours in service=2C
Mr Yap Yoon Soon
(Programs =26 Events)=2E

Material Copyright =A9 2008 The SKODA Co=2E Ltd=2E

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