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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
• 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 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.
  • roselinesanchez@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: "Fifa Lotto Games" <fifa_games@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:12:30 +0000
Subject: You won

FIFA LOTTO GAMES.
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
EMAIL: roselinesanchez@yahoo.de

You have won the first FIFA WORLD CUP LOTTO GAMES Bonanza of the year 2005
played from our computer ballot draws and thus will be a recipient of the
grand draw prize of US$3,500,000(three point five million United States
Dollars), this fund has been deposited with a security company
with offshore services for safety and security reasons. You will have to
visit the security company in person to receive the fund, no third party
payment, please take note.

Your Prize Winning File Reference number is FIFA/WC/DD/WW/2006 and
Identification number: FIFA-x0005/LOTTO

This programme is launched, developed and designed to ensure that the public
enjoys the financial benefits in Soccer because without them there is no
FIFA, no soccer and no talents. After randomly selecting 1,000,000
participants from an initialdatabase of 10,000,000 emails and zoning all
participants by their respective continents from across the globe, we
produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners
of the first FIFA WORLD CUP LOTTO GAMES with a ticket to watch the 2006
world cup finals in Germany. To finally qualify for the
winning and ensure a smooth collection of your fund, You are to answer the
following questions Correctly:

1. Which country won the first world cup?

2. Which country hosted the first world cup finals?

2. Who's the current FIFA world footballer of the year?

Send your answer to the prize co-ordinator/fiduciary agent on FIFA LOTTO
GAMES via E-mail: roselinesanchez@yahoo.de

You are seriously advised to keep all winning information and numbers from
the public in line with our company security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse! of this program by unscrupulous individuals.

Yours in service.

Roseline Sanchez
FIFA LOTTO Online Co-ordinator





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