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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")
• 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.
  • euromillion007@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Jensen" <markjens133@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:06:23 -0700
Subject: Fake lottery

I received the following in my Hotmail account this morning.


"DRAW RESULT /EMAIL TICKECT NUMBERS TC675/29/21
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CONTACT MR. PATRICK JANSSENS
FROM:EUROMILLIONS LOTTORY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

Dear Winner,
Following official publication of results of the Email electronic on line
Sweepstakes organized by the Eurolottory corporation, the Slide circular
award and the Euromillions prizes in conjunction with the foundation for
the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.), held on the 4th of April
2007, in Bruselles Belgium, wherein your electrononic email address
emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1st category and
therefore attracted a cash award of 1,000,000 Dollars (One million Dollars
only), We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to
contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for
more information concerning the verification processing and eventual payment
of the above prize to you.

It is important to note you that your award information was released today
with the following particulars attached to it.
(I) Reference Number:TL/0534/30/06
(ii) Ticket Number: TC675/29/21
(iii)Batch Number: 75/011/INL
(iv) The file Reference Number: KG/1960/30/16
Please contact the claim agents within 5 working days to facilitate the
release of your prize, You are required to mention the above particulars of
your award in every correspondence addressed to the processing agents.
CONTACT: Mr. Patrick Janssen’s.
CITY/ COUNTRY: Bruxelles Belgium.
TEL:0032-485-715-148.
EMAIL: euromillion007@aim.com

The Euromillions lotto Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software
promotion companies.The Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft and
other international companies.The Euromillions lotto internet draw is held
periodically and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet
and promote computer literacy worldwide.

We are proud to say that over 20 Million Dollars are won annually in more
than 150 countries worldwide.Rememer, all winning must be claimed not
later than 27th of April, 2007.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all
correspondence.Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Mr. Patrick Janssens.

Promotions Coordinator
euromillion007@aim.com "


Per your website, I thought I would send you a copy with all associated
information. I have already notified abuse at hotmail dot com. Thank you
for the information on your website.

Sincerely,

Mark

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