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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro - afro asia sweepstakes lottery"
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque"
  • "route de rufisque"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +31644562861 (Netherlands, 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.
  • barr_mohammednaveed@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "E.A.A.S INTERNATIONAL AWARD. LOTTERY DEPARTMENT."
<zonalcoordinator_eaas2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:54:55 +0000
Subject: Please Contact Your Fiduciary Agent.........

E.A.A.S  Lottery Headquarters,

Euro - Afro Asia Sweepstakes Lottery Inc.

Customer Service, 580 N.Tenth Street,

Sacramento, CA 85914,

Telephone : +31 644 562 861.

An Affiliate of Charity International.

Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque,

I.P.P Award Department,

Amsterdam Holland.

 

Attention:

 

Dear lucky winner,

Please contact Our Asian Fiduciary Agent in Jakarta Indonesia as indicated in your file number. Contact Barrister MOHAMMED NAVEED with the following details below for your claim:

1 Name.  2  Home address. 3 Telephone number. 4  Ticket number. 5  Serial number. 6  File number. 7 Draw number. 8  Age and Occupation.

 

BARRISTER MOHAMMED NAVEED .Esq.

E.A.A.S Inc.ASIAN FD. AGENT

E-mail: barr_mohammednaveed@hotmail.com .  

Tel: + 62 21 9863 5092.

        + 62 21 9340 8008.

        

 

We advice that you adhere strictly to these procedures to avoid disqualifications and subsequent cancellation .

Congratulations once again.

[ DR.] Mrs. Gloria Hilton.

Zonal co-ordinator. E.A.A.S Inc.

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