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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • +447045715091 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • michael.lexington0012@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLIONS EURO MILLIONS LOTTO <millionsuk10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <michael.lexington0013@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 10:18:09 -0400
Subject: THIS OFFICE CONGRATULATES YOU



WINNING NOTIFICATION

EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY ORGANIZATION TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT. If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail address draws and sweepstakes held in on the 8th of June 2007 has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your e-mail address has won you the lottery in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of $4,600,000.00USD

Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Ticket Number: 56475600545 189 and won on this Lucky Number: 9023118308/03..You are to contact Mr. Michael Lexington on the below email address for quick transfer of your won cheque of US$4.6M. All winners cheque are certified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any country.

For further clarification/verification of your claims. Please contactyour fiduciary agent through the below, (EMAIL ADDRESS,AND PHONE NUMBER) stated in this notification e-mail. You are to present your information as required below...

Your country, complete official names, amount won, ticket and lucky numbers, date/venue of draw, , contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers. OPTIONAL :- [Sex, age, occupation and job title].Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you.Listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.(1) BY PRESENTING YOURSELF HERE IN OUR OFFICE IN UK: […………](2) BY ONLINE SWIFT/TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER:[…………]
From:Online Winning Notification Department,EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.

Past winners.




THE PAYMASTER OFFICER CONTACT EMAIL

Email-Address: michael.lexington0012@yahoo.co.uk
Contact Agent: Michael Lexington
Tel:+447045715091Fax:+448704718820
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