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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • claimmag@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: "euromillions209@terra.es" <euromillions209@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:20:24 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENT NOTICE


URGENT NOTICE

REF: DRF/933221523/542
BATCH: 21/532/8YPK/BE

Dear Winner,

Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online
Sweepstakes organized by the Euro Million Lottery International BE, the
Slidecircuir award and the Euro prizes in conjunction with the foundation for
the promotion of software products,(F.P.S.), held on the 15th of March 2007, in
Brussels Belgium , wherein your electronic email address emerged as one of the
online winning email in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of
500,000.00 US$ (Five hundred thousand 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 that your award information was released today the 16th
of April 2007 with the following particulars attached to it.

(I) Award numbers: TL 22/23149
(ii) ticket number: TK390/12/67
(iii) LUCKY 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 NAME: Mr. Patrick Janssens.
CITY/ COUNTRY: Brussels Belgium.
TEL: 0032-487-268-281
EMAIL: claimmag@aol.com

The Euro Million Lottery Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software
promotion companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft and
other international companies. The Euro Million Lottery 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.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 30th 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,

Dr Debock Berghmans
Promotions Coordinator







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