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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 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.
  • john1gn@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "franksjohn@terra.es" <franksjohn@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:14:51 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Mr. Bob Daniels.



From: Mr. Bob Daniels

Hurray! You have been selected as one of the
five lucky winners in the second edition of the EvergreenTrust
Promotions International draw. You have
therefore been approved for a
huge payout of (Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand USD Only). Bear
in mind that you did not in anyway play this game or bought a Ticket
but you are selected among the five
lucky winners due to your
frequent
access to internet. How was the selection process done?
Winners were
randomly selected from an initial database of Five
Hunfred Thousand
emails which was eventually downsized
to Five
Thousand from which we
eventually selected the final and lucky five.
This draw is been
organized by the African promoton organization.
The
process was done
through the computerized email balloting system
selecting emails from
The Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe,
USA and South America.
The process of collecting your winnings
is to
be handled by our Prize
Transfer Agents. To ensure a smooth
collection
of your grand prize,
You are to contact our agents by
email or
telephone within a week of
receiving this notice.
Please
find full
contact details below:
Contact Person:
Names: Mr. Greg
John.
Payment
Officer
Email:
john1gn@yahoo.co.uk:john4g@walla.com

Please note,
when you contact
your claims agent please remember to
quote your
reference number and
batch Number
in all correspondence.
Draw Serial
No: 35/751346
Batch
number: 06-A852
Furthermore,
contact your claims
agent as instructed
above and accept my
Congratulations!
Regards,
Mr. Bob Daniels.
Co-
ordinator.






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