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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")
  • "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.
  • chaletspl@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: aafsfsf sadad <Jenniferr2@web.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:17:35 +0200
Subject: Attention:Urgent Winner




Attention:Urgent Winner

Paseo De La Castillano
17-19,28008 Madrid Spain
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/ 25/0304

Loteria Shop Nacional Award Español 2007

This is the official result of the Loteria Shop Nacional Award 2007 PROGRAM. held on 26th. of March, 2007.Your e-mail address drew the winning lucky numbers:04, 05, 16, 64, 21, 41. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 450,000 (Four hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros) in cash credited......To file for your claim please kindly provide the following informations and send it to our Fiduciary Agent who shall clear you as a winner.

(1)FULL NAMES
(2)PHONE NUMBERS

Mr.Jaime Sanchez
Chalet Financial Services
Emails:chaletspl@aim.com
Tel:+34692473683

contact our claims agent below. Note: You will be require to pay for the issuance of your legalization winning certificate only.The certificate is your legal prove/guarantee.Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for believing on email communication and also for being part of our promotion program.

All winnings must be claimed not later than 14days;

Sincerely Yours,

Mrs.Isabels Jennifer
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR













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