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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +447031846349 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704783252 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • sachsenlotto_2006@pobox.sk

Fraud email example:

From: Berthold Moser <Berthold.Moser@uibk.ac.at>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:19:56 +0200
Subject: Abuse

----- Weitergeleitete Nachricht von sachsen lotto <sachsenlotto_2006@pobox.sk>----- Datum: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:02:38 +0200 Von: sachsen lotto <sachsenlotto_2006@pobox.sk>Antwort an: sachsen lotto <sachsenlotto_2006@pobox.sk> Betreff: congratulations!!!Sachsen Lotto-GmbHCentral OfficeManagement and Central Services:Sachsen-Strasse 52,DE-13370 PostdamGermany.Reference Number: SL/06-GmbH/4009Batch: SL/06- GmbH/3434Congratulations!!!We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual finaldraws of Sachsen Lotto-GmbH Program.Sachsen Lotto-GmbH draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advancedautomated random computer ballot search from the internet as part of ourinternational promotions program which we conduct every year.No tickets weresold.After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to serialnumber 06-3434 drew the lucky numbers 7-17-21-26-37-42 which consequentlyemerged you as one of first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €1,000,000.00 (OneMillion EURO) in cash credited to file SL/06-GmbH/4009. This is from a totalcash prize of €50 Million Euro shared amongst the first fifty (50) luckywinners in this category.This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Sachsen Lotto-GmbH.The estimated €50 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in Europe history.The biggest was the €363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a Febuary2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover insurance. Dueto the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this awardfrom public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remittedto your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol toavoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by thegeneral public.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European bookletrepresentative office in London. In view of this, your €1,000,000.00 (OneMillion Euro) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Europe. Ouragent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of yourfunds to you as soon as you make contact with him.To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent assigned toyou:Mr.Gray ArmstrongSachsen Lotto-GmbHInformation and Payment Bureau:London Representative Office.Phone: +44-703-184-6349Fax: +44-870-478-3252E-mail: mails_armstrong2@uk2.netYour claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prizefunds into your designated bank account. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 3 weeks. After thisdate all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In orderto avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote yourReference Number:SL/06-GmbH/4009 and Batch numbers:SL/06-GmbH/3434 in everycorrespondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in youraddress, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participatein this program.Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for beingpart of our promotions program.Yours faithfully,Mrs.Julia FloPromotions Manager.Sachsen Lotto-GmbH.----- Ende der weitergeleiteten Nachricht -----

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