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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:
  • ",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 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.
  • standardagent@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info mail <infomaildepts@web.de>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:55:56 +0200
Subject: {Disarmed} YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON





(Yahoo! News - Lottery) Messenger Yahoo! Lottery Results You won (US$1000.000.00.m.)! Yahoo! Mail congratulates you!


Yahoo! Mail announce you as one of the 2nd lucky winners in the ongoing Yahoo Lottery Draw on 1st. june 2007.

All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada , Australia , United States , Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually,consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of ( US$1,000.000.00.m.) This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our Spainsh representative office in Madrid Spain, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of ( US$1,000.000.00.m.) will be released to you from this regional branch office in Madrid.
CONTACT PERSON MR.CHRIST. HILL
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your identification numbers
Batch number.....................Lwh 09445
Lotto number.......................Lwh09446
Winning number...................Lwh09447
Serial number........................Lwh0094478security code..........................mxsyahoo Yahoo!'s Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
STANDARD AGENT MADRID ESPAÑA S.L
Alberto Aguilera 15,082/601/madrid spainCLAIMS AGENT OFFICER CONTACT IS:E-MAIL: standardagent@aim.com [mailto:standardagent@aim.com]TEL: <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = SKYPE /><SKYPE:SPAN onmouseup="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',false,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class=skype_tb_injection oncontextmenu="javascript:skype_tb_SwitchDrop(this,'0','sms=1');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmousedown="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,2,'0',false,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id=softomate_highlight_0 onmouseover="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',false,16,'');" title="Call this phone number in Spain with Skype: +34679031301" onclick="javascript:doRunCMD('call','0',null,0);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,0,'0',false,16,'');" durex="207" context="+&nbsp;34-679-031-301"><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgA id=skype_tb_droppart_0 title="Éste es un número telefónico de Spain. No se puede modificar el prefijo internacional." style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\DOCUME~1\ROJANO~1\CONFIG~1\Temp\__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache\0b92529548c4c8ecb04b6738110bc7e0\static\inactive_a.compat.stat.w16.gif)"><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgFlag id=skype_tb_img_f0 style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\DOCUME~1\ROJANO~1\CONFIG~1\Temp\__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache\0b92529548c4c8ecb04b6738110bc7e0\static\famfamfam/ES.gif)"></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgS_stat id=skype_tb_img_s0></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_injectionIn id=skype_tb_text0><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_innerText id=skype_tb_innerText0>+ 34-679-031-301</SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgR id=skype_tb_img_r0></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN>FAX: + 34-911-817-666CLAIMS AGENTMR. CHRIST HILL You are to send the completed verification form below to the our Agent in the Madrid Spain whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!! 1. FULL NAME
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3. PRESENT ADRESS.
4. DATE OF BIRTH
5. OCCUPATION
6. TELE :PHONE NUMBER
6. FAX NUMBER (IF ANY)
7. MARITAL STATUS
8. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER LOTTO NUMBER, SIRIAL NUMBER AND SECURITY CODE

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-selected winner or unofficial personnel.

Yours Sincerely,by yahoo staff you can seee us any were
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DR,MAC/ ANTHONY LOTTO CO-ORDINATOR

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