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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.
• 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.
  • +447011120382 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024021496 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701344578 (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.
  • rooneyandrews@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ELIZABETH WALTER" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: rooneyandrews@myway.com
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:06:54 -0800
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF WINNINGS

EURO MILLIONS
Watford, Head Office and Regional Centre Euro Millions,
Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts,
WD18 9RN

REF NO: EML/ 56-TF-8890776
BATCH: 109/91300/EML

This is to inform you of today's winners of the MEGA JACKPOT held Friday
15th, December 2006. The result of our computer draw (#506) selected your
email address attached to an e-ticket number 9901-0148-790-691, with serial
number 66109-17 drew the numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83, Bonus 24 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category
i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore beenapproved to claim a total sum of{Four Hundred and
twenty Thousand pounds) in cash.

You may wish to establish contact via e-mail or fax with the particulars
presented below citing the serial and e-ticket numbers to this letter between
the hours of 10.00am - 4.30pm GMT Monday - Saturday

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period
may be forfeited to the pool without further notice

Rooney Andrews
United Kingdom
Email:rooneyandrews@myway.com

Tel: +44 701 112 0382
+44-702 402 14 96
Fax;+44-8701344578

Sincerely,
Elizabeth walter (Mrs.),


Copyright (c) 2006 Euro Millions inc.



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