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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • +448704783524 (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.
  • kay4kingston@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mr1johncarlos@terra.es" <mr1johncarlos@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:17:28 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: WINNING RESULT NOTIFICATION!!



LOTTERY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
LONDON - ENGLAND .
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/ PERI.
REF: FLI-OP/2811- BATCH: HPWN/82/00
WINNING RESULT NOTIFICATION!!!!
This is to notify you result of the lottery program held on the 3 July 2006. Your e-mail ID attached to ticket # 40511056441-45757 with serial# 424-502-334 drew# 8-61-17-22-4622 which consequently won in the 2nd phase; you have therefore won the lump sum pay out of GBP1.000,000.00 (One million Great Britain Pounds ) CONGRATULATION!!
Winners were selected via a computer ballot system draw from over 300,000,000 organizations and personal email IDs and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place yearly. With your winning, you have automatically qualified for our next year GBP100 million international lottery.
Please contact your claim agent to file claim
Mr. Kay Kingston
LOTTERY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
Email:kay4kingston@yahoo.com
Fax: +44-870-4783524
Sincerely yours
Mr.john carlos






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