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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447024024687 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704783252 (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.
  • mails_gray07@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SACHSENLOTTO gmbh" <WEBDNXIEV401@prodigy.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:46:27 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON a million euro contact your claims agent now...

Sachsen Lotto-GmbH
Central Office
Management and CentralServices:
Sachsen-Strasse 52,DE-13370
Postdam Germany.
Reference Number:SL/06-GmbH/4009
Batch: SL/06- GmbH/3434

Congratulations!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just

concluded annual final draws of Sachsen Lotto-GmbH

Program.Sachsen Lotto-GmbH draws was conducted from an

exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of

individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced

automated random computer ballot search from the
internet

as part of our international promotions program which
we

conduct every year.No tickets were sold.After this

automated computer ballot,your e-mail address attached
to

serial number 06-3434 drew the lucky numbers

7-17-21-26-37-42 which consequently emerged you as one
of

first fifty (50)lucky winners in this
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of

|1,000,000.00(One Million EURO) in cash credited to
file

SL/06-GmbH/4009. This is from a total cash prize of|50

Million Euro shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky

winners in this category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever
for

Sachsen Lotto-GmbH.The estimated |50million jackpot
would

be the sixth-biggest in Europe history. The biggest
was

the |363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a

Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega

Millions'predecessor.Your fund is now deposited in an

offshore bank with a hardcover insurance.Due to the
mix

up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep

this award from public notice until your claim has
been

processed and your money remitted to your nominated
bank

account as this is part of our security protocol to
avoid

double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage
of this program by the general public.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within

our European booklet representative office in London.
In

view of this, your |1,000,000.00 (One Million
Euro)would be released to you by our affiliate bank in

Europe. Our agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds to you
as

soon as you make contact with him.
To begin your claim please contact our licensed and

accredited agent assigned to you:

Mr.Gray Armstrong
Sachsen Lotto-GmbH
Information and Payment Bureau:
London Representative Office.
Phone: +44-702-402-4687
Fax: +44-870-478-3252
E-mail: mails_gray07@yahoo.co.uk

Your claims agent will assist you in the processing
and

remittance of your prize funds into your
designated bank account.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later
than

3 weeks.After this date all funds will be returned to
the

LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications,please endeavor
to

quote your Reference Number:SL/06-GmbH/4009
and Batch numbers:SL/06-GmbH/3434 in every
correspondence

with your agent.Furthermore,should there be any change
in

your address, do inform your claims agent
as soon as possible.
Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically
not

allowed to participate in this program.
Congratulations once again from all members of our
staff

and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Julia Flo
Promotions Manager.
Sachsen Lotto-GmbH.

POWERBALL INTER B.V LOTTERY

COURTESY 2007 EDITION BY

MRS, BIRGIT ROMIO.

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