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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +34639013133 (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.
  • dinexpressinfo@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Wesley H.Scorffs. <lottocasinoxp@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dinexpressinfo@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:18:21 +0200
Subject: EMAIL ALERT:CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS


THE LOTTONET CASINO SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY INT.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS
3RD JUNE, 2007.

REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/VPX/5213/1176.
BATCH NUMBER: 1047/92710/CP/ABY.

Dear Winner

We are pleased to inform you of the just concluded recently released
results of the (***WINNERS***) in the LOTTONET CASINO SWEEPSTAKES
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME.

This is to commemorate the worlds MAY 1st WORKERS DAY CELEBRATION
(01-05-2007) Visit Website(http://flag.blackened.net/daver/anarchism/mayday =
).

HURRAY!!! Your Email Address which was attached to TICKET NUMBER:
4208-2113-59-12.with SERIAL NUMBER VB-246811.drew LUCKY STAR
NUMBER: 905-81401-063.which consequently won in the 2ND category.You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 750,000.00 Euro.
(SEVEN HUNDRED&FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) already insured in your favour.

NO TICKETS WERE SOLD DIRECTLY TO YOUR PERSON,BUT RATHER
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS LUCKILY SELECTED RANDOMLY BY A COMPUTERIZED
BALLOT MACHINE TO HAVE WON THE PRIZE(750,000.00EUROS).

You are to quickly contact our nominated fiduciary claims agent with
the email address and telephone below, who is to personally help you
and act as your :TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT: to collect your prize award
fund 750,000.00EUR do ensure to contat with the information below.
DR.JAMESON ROBERTS.
TEL: +34-639-013-133.
EMAIL: dinexpressinfo@yahoo.es

Note that you are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years
of age and illegal dissemination of this mail is highly prohibited.

Sincerely yours,
Wesley H, Scorffs
Regional President/Lottery coordinator

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