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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • mail_agentfloyd@strompost.com

Fraud email example:

From: "SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS" <WEBDNXIEV401@prodigy.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:32:52 -0800
Subject: From Samsung Electronics 2007 Bonanza

>From Samsung Electronics 2007 Bonanza
Award Headquarters
12-14 Maihama
Tokyo,Japan

Dear Samsung Promotion Winner,

The Samsung Electronics wishes to inform you that the results of
the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by
Samsung Electronics held to consolidate our numerous customer
worldwide. You have won the sum of £710,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND
TEN THOUSAND,POUNDS STERLING) from Samsung Electronics on our
2007 New Year Bonanza.credited to a file with draw datas:

REF Nº.: UKL/74-A0802742007
Serial Nº:UN/GBP07/SAMSUNG
BATCH Nº.:UDA/MA07/EUR

Please note that your lucky winning falls within our European
booklet representative office in London. In view of this, your
£710,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND,POUNDS STERLING)
would be released to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim
your prize. 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:
Contact: Floyd Johnson.
Samsung Electronics Bonanza
London,United Kingdom.
Email: mail_agentfloyd@strompost.com
Phone No:[+44] (704) 570 4723.
Fax No:[+44] (709) 288-6260.
Provide the following information needed to process your winning
claim.
1.Name:
2.Draw Datas above:
3.Winning E-mail:
4.COuntry Of Origin

Note that all prize must be claimed not later than 8 weeks of
Notification. After this date all winnings will be returned to
our Headquarters as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your DRAW
DATAS in every correspondence with your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and
thanks for being part of our promotions program.

Yours faithfully,
Mark Nakata
Samsung Electronics.
Online Promotion Co-ordinator
Tokyo,Japan

Copyright © 2007 Samsung Electronics! Inc.
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