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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")
• 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.
  • +447031871176 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Victoria Brown" <bart3ku@o2.pl> (may be fake)
Reply-To: clmagent_uk@walla.com
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 20.57.13 +0200
Subject: UK,TOYOTA PRIZE NOTIFICATION

The Lottery Department
Toyota Car Promotions
New Barclay House,
234 Botley Road,Oxford
OX2 0HP,UK
CVR-nr. 25554493
PRIZE...AWARD!
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of £650,000.00 (Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds)and a brand new toyota car (Toyota Prius) International programs held on the 10th april 2006 in London, Uk.
You can view our website to view your car
http://www.toyota.com/prius/
Description Of New Toyota Car to be Shipped to you.
NEW TOYOTA CAR:......................Year 2005 Model
COLOUR OF CAR:.......................Light Blue Colour
MODEL:...............................Toyota Priu! s 2.0i ES
MANUAL
ENGINE TYPE:...................... ...1973cc 4-cylinder
POWER:...............................145bhp
TRANSMISSIONS:.....................Five-speed manual
FUEL:................................29.1mpg (combined)
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Toyota car Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:
Mr. Steve Alban
New Barclay House,
234 Botley Road,Oxford
OX2 0HP,UK
United Kingdom
Email:clmagent_uk@walla.com
Tel:+44-7031871176
When contacting him, please provide him with your secret pin code (tyt4234bg) and your reference number (6y2005udx).You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:
CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:
1.Name in full:
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Age:
5.Gender:
6.Occupation:
7.Phone/Fax:
8.Present Country:
9.Scanned copy of your passport identity:
If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this notification,your winnings would be revoked. Your prize must be claimed not later than 23rd June,2006.Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Regards,
Mrs Victoria Brown
Lottery Manager.

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