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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")
  • "claims office" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: rangeroverfiduciary2@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:44:56 GMT
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Your_Email_Address_Just_Won_You_=7B=A3500=2C000=2E?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?00GBP=7D_and_new_2008_Model_Range_Rover_car?=




FROM=3ATHE DESK OF MRS=2EELIZABETH COOPER (Coordinator)
RANGE ROVER AUTOMOBILES END OF YEAR PROMO
Freepost TK494 Twickenham
TW2 5UN=2C London=2E

Reference Number RRA=3A12058006/08
Secret Pin No=3A RRA00111234

This Email is to inform you that your email address just won you =7B=A35=
00=2C000=2E00GBP=7D and new 2008 Model Range Rover car in the ongoing Ra=
nge Rover anniversary promotion draws held today=2E

We wish to congratulate you over your e-mail success in our computer bal=
loting system=2Cwithout you applying as a winner of our Range Rover anni=
versary promotion=2EThis is a millennium scientific computer game in whi=
ch e-mail addresses were used=2EIt is a promotional program aimed at enc=
ouraging internet users=3B therefore you do not need to buy ticket to en=
ter for it=2EIf this email reach you=2Cplease contact the under listed =
claims officer for identification/verification and the eventual release =
of your winning fund

*************************************
CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name=3A Mr Philip Colgate Jr
Email=3A rangeroverfiduciary2=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk
*************************************
You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent t=
o facilitate the release of your fund to you=3A

1=2EFull name=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E2=2EContact Address=2E=2E=2E=2E
3=2EAge=2E=2E=2E=2E4=2ETelephone Number=2E=2E=2E=2E5=2EMarital Status=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E6=2ESex=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E7=2EOccupation=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=

8=2ENationality=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E9=2EIdentification I D=3A

Yours faithfully=2C
MRS=2EELIZABETH COOPER
(Range Rover Annual Promotion Coordinator)

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