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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.
• 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.
  • cofidisclaimdpts@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: cofidis claimdpts <cofidisclaimdpts@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 00:42:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Referenc to Your Email!!


COFIDS ES PLAZA DE COLON 124, 1C,
MADRID SPAIN
Tel:+ 34-66-33-42-698
Fax.+34-911-010-681
Email: Cofidisclaimdpts@yahoo.es
www.Cofidis.es

ATTN: Winner
Ref number: ES/04678/SA

Reference to your Email,We are going to take your Email address along with your reference number to the Lottery board commission for Verification.

Be Rest assured that we shall get back to you as soon as we finish our verification. Please do bear with us as this are the protocols, Rules, and Regulation Governing this promotion. Also to avoid unwarranted abuse of this promotion, we have been advice to make findings first from the archive of the Lottery board commission. Before taking the necessary step to processes and legalized your Email address to your NAMES.


Therefore,We advice you to Complete the Attached Form and send it back to us immediatley to Enable us Verify your winnings from the Lottery board commission within 24 working hours.

You are advice to call Dr.Douglas Wilson or send an Email to us in respect of this subject matter if we do not get back to you before closing working hours
We apologise for any inconveniences this might cost you.
Yours Sincerely
Mrs.Dolares.
COFIDIS E.S
Tel:+ 34-66-33-42-698
Fax.+34-911-010-681
























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