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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447075757463 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024064097 (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.
  • richard_west02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOYCE KELVIN" <joyce_kelvin331@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richard_west02@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:17:33 +0000
Subject: Coca Cola Promotion.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Limited
Customer Service
Charter Place,
Uxbridge,
Middlesex UB8 1EZ,
United Kingdom.
Ref: CCP/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
 
   COCA COLA PROMOTION
  We happily announce to you the draw of the coca cola  International promootion programs held on the 24th of August 2006 in The United Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with serial number5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the Promotion in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United States Dollars) in cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize of US $125 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected randomly from world wide web sites through a computer drawn system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United States Dollars) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London as soon as you establish contact.Please be warned. To file for your claim, contact our fiduciary agent with the below details;

AGENT: MR RICHARD WEST.
Email: richard_west02@yahoo.com
Phone:+44-7024-06-4097.
      +44-7024-06-4104.
      
Fax:+447075757463
 
  To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more.
 
Faithfully,
MRS.JOYCE KELVIN
Coca Cola Promotion.
Zonal Co-ordinator.

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