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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +447011128834 (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.
  • fortune9@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fortune promo" <fortuntnonicedept@anpmall.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:41:14 +1030
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE (#379; 2007)

FORTUNE SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,
10 CAMELOT CLOSE THAMESMEAD LONDON E28 0ES UK .
REF: XYL /26510460037/07
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION:WINNER!!!

AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE (#379; 2007)

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today
19th February, 2007 of winners of the GRAND FORTUNE
LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,THE UNITED KINGDOM/ INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS held on 15th February 2007. Your e-mail
address is attached to ticket number 023-1111-790-459,
with serial number 5073-10 drew the lucky numbers 43-
10-42-37-10-43,and consequently won the lottery in the
3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION
DOLLARS) USD ONLY in cash credited to file REF:
XYL/26510460037/07.

This is from total prize money of $17,000,000 USD.
shared among the seventeen international winners in
this category. All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000,000 e-mail
from Australia, New Zealand,Middle East, America,
Europe, North/South America,African and Asia as part
of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program. We hope with a part of you prize,you will
participate in our end of year high stakes USD $8,5
million International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact our International
claim agent;
========================================
Mr.Allen Kelvin
E-mail: fortune9@myway.com
Telephone: + 44 701 112 8834
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER/CONSULTANT,
=========================================
Yours faithfully,
Edward Lance (Sir)
Online coordinator for THE FORTUNE PROMO LOTTERY
Sweepstakes Bonus International Program.



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