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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:
  • "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.
  • swarner@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rally Dakar <dakar2007@galgui.com>
Reply-To: swarner@fsmail.net
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:27:15 +0100
Subject: (You Won:Volkswagen Rally Dakar 2007 Promo.)


Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Limited
Yeomans Drive
Blakelands
Milton Keynes
MK14 5AN
www.volkswagen.co.uk

OFFICIAL
PRIZE
NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that have been selected for a cash prize of £3,000,000.00 (Three Million Great British Pounds) and New brand of GTI Edition 30 2007 Golf car.The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized Email Selection System (ESS) from a database of over 288,720 email addresses drawn from all parts of the world networks. The Volkswagen Car Promotional Rally Dakar 2007 is approved by the British Gaming Board and its also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public about unique comsumer trust on our products and services.To begin the claiming process of your prize you are to contact our accredited claims officer with the information you shall find below:
================================================================
Stephen Warner
e-mail:swarner@fsmail.net
Promotional call centre :+44 (0)703 1968582
Time to call (10am to 5pm London time)
================================================================
Please provide him with your secret pin code which is x7pwyz2006 and your reference Number WV: 12052006/21.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information below:

Claims Requirements:

1.Name in full--------------------------------------------------------------

2.Address-------------------------------------------------------------------

3.Nationality---------------------------------------------------------------

4.Age-----------------------------------------------------------------------

5.Sex-----------------------------------------------------------------------

6.Marital status------------------------------------------------------------

7.Next of kin---------------------------------------------------------------

8.Occupation----------------------------------------------------------------

9.Phone/Fax-----------------------------------------------------------------

10.Present

11.Country------------------------------------------------------------------

==================================================================
If you do not contact our appointed claims agent within 7 working days of this notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from public view other to help avoid attempts of double claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

*Winner under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
*Staffs of the Volkswagen Company are not allowed to partake in this Car
Promotional Lottery.

Congratulations once again!

Best Regards,

DR.RER.POL.HORST NEUMANN
Human Resources

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