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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")
• 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.
  • +447094689287 (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.

Fraud email example:

From: MICROSOFTAWARD PROMO <microclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:43:14 -0300
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON'''

 

 

UK Roger Needham Building
7 JJ Thomson Ave
Cambridge CB3 0FB
UNITED KINGDOM

Attention Sir/Madam,

Winning Notification Ref:  0927/Aug/DRAW/006

 

 

We happily announce to you the Micro Euro Email lottery draw of the
Lottery International programs held in the UK on 5th.Aug. 2006.

 

Your  e-mail address attached to the lucky winning no numbers below:19, 25,28, 39, 41, 44, which subsequently won you the lottery bonus drawa.Youhave  therefore been  approved to claim a total sum of $12,500,000(Twelve million and five hundred thousand dollar) .

 

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent  the legal department email below:

 

MR.HARRY SCOTTS
Email:claimsdpto6@netscape.net
 
NOTICE:

 

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full
names, your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your
reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.

You are to contact your claims officer Mr.Harry Scotts at once.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this program. Thanks for your co-operation

Sincerely,
Mr.Mike Rusty
Promotion Diretor
Tel:+447094689287

 

 

 

 

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