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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)
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • geb_neveil@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTREY PROMOTION <aust_101@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:58:37 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON!!!!



ATTN: WINNER AUSTRALIA Online Info. National Lottery FROM THE DESK OF MR EVANS HENSHAW ONLINE CORDINATOR NATIONAL LOTTO AUSTRALIA The National Lottery P O Box 1010 New South Wales SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Customer Services) Dear Winner, Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of Loteria Primitiva Free promotion. We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged a winner of Five Hundred Thousand USD ($500,000.00) .NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claim agency below on email. ****************************************************************************************************** CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT HERE MR GEB NEVEIL FIDUCIARY AGENT. Official Email:
geb_neveil@yahoo.com
****************************************************************************************************** Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent Mr John Adams and Agent Stevee Elot.PROMOTION DATE:5thJUNE 2007 REFERENCE NUMBER: SLEU/2031/5256/07 BATCH NUMBER: 19/051/IPF Kindly send the following information: (i) Your names, (ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers (iii) Contact Address (iv) Your winning numbers (v) Quote amount won. Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Warm Regards, Mr John Steve Director, Award Distribution Center


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