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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "transfer of your funds" (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.
  • +447031967319 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: maki armas <armas_maki@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:44:36 +0800 (CST)
Subject: (RML) Payment and Release Order Office


RENTA DE MADRID LOTTERIA
RML Renta de Lotterie
C/ Telares 20 - Polígono Industrial el Pla
46870 (Madrid) - España HQ

Dear Julie Yeo-Low,

I am Mr. Armas Mannisenmaki, the fiduciary agent assigned to your case to help you in the claims process of your funds. I wish to congratulate you and to say you are a lucky person to have won this lottery. All the winners in the Lottery were selected randomly through a computer ballot system from Email addresses.


You are required to fill the form below to facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will lead to the payment of your prize to you as required. You are also to send a copy of your International Passport or Drivers License along with the filled form. If you do not have an International Passport or Drivers License, you can send your National Identity Card or any other form of Identification.

You are to choose only One (1) from the Two (2) given options on how to receive your prize. For any option you choose, you are to required fill in the necessary information.

The available options to receive your Lottery Prize Funds is as stated

1. You go to any of the paying agent locations to collect your prize of (One Million Euros) in cash.

2. Electronic Transfer of your funds to your local bank account and your funds will be in your designated bank account within 48 hours.

If you choose option 2, you will be totally responsible for the Bank Transfer Charges. When we receive your Filled Form, more information will be given to you about any option you choose to receive your prize funds.

Note that your funds have been insured to its real value and so no deductions of any kind can be made on your funds. You will be required to settle the associated charges for any option you choose before your funds will be transferred to you.

You are to send your Filled Form along with your scanned Identification (International Passport, Driver's License or National Identity Card) by Fax or Email.

Once again I say congratulations and hope to hear from you soon.



You may printout this page, fill out the details below and return to us for immediate processing.

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LOTTERY PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM
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Yours faithfully,


Mr. Armas Mannisenmaki.

Foreign Services Manager,
Payment and Release Order Office.
107A East Circular road, Manchester,United Kingdom.
Phone: +44-703-196-7319, +44-702-406-3380
Fax: +44-709-284-4131, +44-709-287-6793






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