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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "22 garden close, stamford" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +447043013375 (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.
  • pascal_reid112@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Pascal Reid <volkswagen@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: pascal_reid112@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:01:37 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
Volkswagen Automobiles
#22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP,London
United Kingdom.

OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that have been selected for a cash prize of
=A31,000,000.00 (one Million Great British Pounds) and a brand new Volks
Wagen polo Car in our International programs held on the 10th june 2007 in =
London the United Kingdom.



Description Of Volks Wagen polo Car to be Shipped to you.
BRAND:........................................Fifth Edition
MODEL:.......................................2007 Model
COLOUR:......................................Metallic Blue
ENGINE TYPE:...........................1973cc 4-cylinder
POWER:........................................145bhp
TRANSMISSIONS:.......................Adaptive Automatic Transmission
FUEL:............................................29.1mpg [Petrol]

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.


Claims Procedures:
It is our standard practice to allocate agents for the processing of
claims application. It is even more imperative for oversea winners. To
begin the processing of your prize you are to contact the underlisted officer =
through our accredited prize transfer agents for smooth
remittance of your prize money to you.
****************************************
Mr Pascal Reid
#22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.
Email:pascal_reid112@yahoo.co.uk
Phone :+44-704-301-3375:+44-704-301-3374
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You are to contact him and provide him with your secret pin code x7pwyz2007 =
and your reference number VM:12052007/147. You are also advised to provide =
him with the under listed information as soon as possible:





Claims Requirements:


1.Name in full 2.Address 3.Sex 4.Nationality 5.Maritual Status
6.Age 7.Next Of Kin 8.Occupation 9.Phone/Fax 10.Present Country
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If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to
keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid
fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT)pending the transfer/claim by Winner.


Congratulations once again!
Best Regards,
Prof.Susan Miller.(Co-ordinator)

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