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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447031942470 (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.
  • info.accu11@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Paula Moss" <paula_moss002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <info.accu11@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 17:07:50 -0600
Subject: 2007 Lucky Winner Congratulations!!!



FROM:ACCULOTTO.COM INTERNATIONALOFFICIAL SPONSOR:MERCEDES BENZ COPERATION(UK)C/ CRYDON 28089,LONDON.FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTORINTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.www.acculotto.com
Dear Winner
We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement today, 9th of July, 2007 of winners of the ACCU LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on the 1st of July, 2007.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: AL-56875600545 188 with Serial number AL-5368/02. drew the lucky numbers:AL-01-14-21-3-35-49, and a bonus number of 24 which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1.700.000 POUNDS (ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.in cash credited to KTU/9023118308/03 and a brand new Mecerdes Benz Car. shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
PROCEDURES FOR CLAIMSCONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT BY EMAIL.DR. MRS LAURA GREEN (Foreign Transfer Manager)TRUST MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE BV.ACCULOTTO.COM CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.C/ CRYDON 28089,UKTel:+447031942470Email: info.accu11@sify.com
VERIFICATION FORM1.Full Names..................2.Residential Address............For Delivery3.Phone Number............4.Fax Number...............5.Occupation................6.Sex..........................7.Age...........................8.Nationality................. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our online promotional lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,Mrs.Paula MossACCULOTTO.COM/LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOROFFICIAL SPONSOR:MERCEDES BENZ MOTOR COPERATION (UK)
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