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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • +34683223052 (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.
  • johnson_jbt@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joky_lopaz@terra.es" <joky_lopaz@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:17:38 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.




INTER GLAMO LOTTO COMMISSION:

FROM THE DESK OF MANAGINE DIRECTOR

CLAIM FILE NUMBER :/FF/881533673300

BATCH NUMBER : /99921775

MADRID SPAIN: 23/2/2007

RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL

NOTICE

we are please to inform you today 20of april 2007 for the release of the,GLAMO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM hold on the 27th march 2007.Your name attached to the ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 draw the lucky number 134-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category, you have therefore been aproved for a lump sum pay of US$950,950.00(NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file NO :EG/008045160027 this

is from a total cash prize of US$25,756.820.00(TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDREDAND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ONLY) shared among international winners in this category .

CONGRATULATIONS.

your fund is now deposited with a finance company insured to your name. please note

that your claim and batch number are the key to your fund you are to keep this as a top confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this program by participant .

drawn from 25.000 name from europe, america and asia as part of our international program which we conduct twice every year. we hope with a part of your prize you will take part in our next high stake USD1.3 BILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.to begin your claim,

please contact your claim agent MR ROBIN ROY the foreign service manager .FEF SECURITY& FINANCE COMPANY.+34-68322-3052 Email :johnson_jbt@yahoo.com for processing and transfer of your pirze money to adeignaeted bank account of your choice.please note that all prize money must be claim not

later than 31th april 2007. after this date all funds will be return to the ministerio deeconomia y hacienda as unclaimed. note: in order to avoidunnessary deley and complication. please remeber to quote your reference and batch number in every of yourcorrespondence with us or your agent, furthermore,should there be any change of address,

do notify your claim agent as soon as possible,

congrstulation agent from all member of our staff and thank to you for part being a part of

promotion program,

sincerly,

MRS,rosa juan

DIRSCTOR,





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