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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLION AWARD DEPT <euromillion_awarddept@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:15:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attention:Winner


Dear Winner,

The Euro Million promotion has been in existence for a very long time,and for your information the lottery company has already paid for the cost of delivery.

This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, British prime minister, FIAT, TAMOIL and other corporate organizations.

This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide and we are beginning this year with this €1, 500, 000, 00 as it is like a WELCOME TO 2007.

I am glad to inform you that on receipt of your mail you are to provide the required details requested in the notification mail sent to you from our information center:Full Name,Address,Age,Sex,Marital,Occupation,Phone number,Fax number,9.Country

Our sincere congratulations to you on lucky winnings.


Await your swift response to this mail.

George Harrison



















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