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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +34678807138 (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.
  • jcarlos_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Varela" <richvarela@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:33:41 +0000
Subject: One more!

I got this on 15 04 07. Good luck catching them.

 

Copied directly from mail

 

 

FORD MOTORS PROMO (HEADQUARTERS)
An Affiliate of Honda UK. 
CALLE GENERAL RICARDO 25637
NOUVO MINISTERIOUS, MADRID.
FROM: FORD MOTORS COMPANY  SPAIN
ATTENTION: WINNER!
TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results
of the FORD MOTORS ANNUAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held today. You were
entered as dependent clients with; Reference Serial Number: 652-662 and Batch
number AT-040SB06-03.
Your email address attached to the ticket number: 2752246896 that drew
the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the
first category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of
€1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EUROS ) in cash credited to file reference number: IPL/ 4249859609/WP1.
This is from a total cash prize of Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand
Euros shared among the ten international winners in first
categories, along with a new blue car (2006 Ford Mustang x Type).
Congratulations!!!!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as
part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some
names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your
claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators. You are to contact our accredited agent for your claim.

Name: Mr. John Carlos
E-mail: jcarlos_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: +34 678807138 
FORD CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
Provide him with the following information below:
1. Name:..............................................................
2.
Address:.............................................................
3.
Nationality:..............................................................
4.
Sex...................................................................
5.
Age:...................................................................
6.Occupation:...........................................................
7. Telephone number:...................................................
8. Fax number....................................(email address
included when sending fax).
He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H.67/B4 (keep
personal). Remember, your winning must be claimed at the stipulated
time. Failure to claim your winnings ,it will be used in the next edition
of the International lottery program. Furthermore, should there be any
change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible. Once again, Congratulations!!!.

 

Yours Sincerely,
MRS. JANE NUNEZ.
FORD MOTORS PROMO/ CO-ORDINATOR.

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