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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +34646730725 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • allstake@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: TEXTRON FINANCE BV <allstake@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:34:48 +0200
Subject: HURRY UP FOR UR CLAIM



FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
SELECT
LOTTO/DE LOTTO US
Ref.No: BGN/2300786008/06.
Batch No 10/044/SAN,
Dear
We are pleased to inform you the result of the computer random
selection for the SELECT DE LOTTO/ LOTTORY International program held
on 21th June, 2006.Your personal or company email address, attached to
ticket number 205-11465886-629, with serial number 3772-99 drew the
lucky numbers 7-14-17-23-31-44, and consequently won the lottery in the
2nd category.
The email lottery draws was conducted from an exclusive
list of 900,000.000 e-mail addresses of individual, companies, and
corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search
ballot system from the Internet. All participants
email addresses were extracted/selected through a computer balloting
system drawn from 900,000.000 email Addresses from all over the world
as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.
No tickets were sold.
Again, It was a promotional program from our
software department in promoting the benefit of the Internet usage.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of (One
Million United State Dollars) $1.000.000.00 in cash credited to
file REF NO: BGN/2300786008/06 and Batch No 10/044/SAN,
This is from total prize money of Two million Dollars shared among two
international lucky Winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your funds have now been
deposited and insured with our affiliate security firm for transfer
into your nominated bank account either by means of wire transfers
through any of our correspondent banks or any other
means suitable to you.
We also advice that you keep your winning information very
confidential as our security policy demands to avoid double
claims/impersonation and unwarranted taking advantage of this
program by participants.
To begin your claims, you are urgently requested to
contact our claims agent (Textron Finance BV) Madrid-
Spain immediately
with your telephone number and fax numbers, and make
sure you quote
your, REF NO: BGN/2300786008/06, Batch No: 10/044/SLN
your name and
contact details in all your correspondence with the
finance institute.
Your allocated claims agent details are as follows.
Company Name: TEXTRON FINANCE BV
Officer in Charge: Dr. Gilbert Parker
Tel; +34 646 730 725
Fax; +34 912 560 407
E-mail: allstake@aim.com
Remember,
all winnings
must be claim not later than 21th of July, 2006. After
this date all
unclaimed funds will be return to the promotion
company.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Noral Petterson
(Claims Coordinator)
SELECT LOTTO/DE LOTTO

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