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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:
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • +34695030601 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • claimunit07@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: msslo@supersorteo.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:16:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS BEEN SELECTED!!!


YOUR EMAIL HAS BEEN SELECTED!!!
L70 2NB Camio Madrid, Spain.
(Customer Services)
File Ref Nº:SRR69108 / 06
Batch Nº: 2810-74W/L
AWARD NOTIFICATION.
On behalf of Honourable Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, we are pleased to inform you of the announcement of the winner of the SPANISH ROLLS -ROYCE DRAW.
This extravaganza was held on the 20th February 2007. Your name and address attached to the ticket number 2100457-7 with batch number 2810-74W/L which subsequently gave you this opportunity of having a lump sum of $2,500,000.00 USD (TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY), each for the three winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from AMERICA, EUROPEAN, AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC AIRLINE ONLINE WEB CUSTOMERS and your ticket number consequently won in the 2nd category.
Your fund is insured in your name. Please due to the mix up of some names and numbers, we advice you to keep this award information confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you, as this is part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse of this programm.
To begin your claim, Please contact your fiduciary agent,
Overseas Claims Unit:
VINTAGE SECURITY AND FINANCE S.A
Vincente Miguel,
(Foreign Operation Manager)
TEL: +34-695-030-601
FAX: +34-940-468-337
Email address: claimunit07@aim.com
For the remittance of your winning prize to a designated Bank account of your choice.
You are to provide the following informations below to your fiduciary agent so as to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winning. we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures in order to avoid any disqualification or subsequent cancellation.
1. Your Full name
2. Your full home/office address
3. Direct telephone/fax numbers
4 Your date of Birth
All winning must be claimed not later than 11TH APRIL 2007. And also be informed that 10% of your winning belongs to the AIRLINE PROMOTION COMPANY; due to the fact that they entered your name for this draw. The 10% will be remitted after you have received your prize.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours truly,
Mrs.Rosewisa Edward,
(Promotion manager).
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of winner will result to disqualification.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam