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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims office" (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.
  • +447887704602

Fraud email example:

From: TOYOTA LOTTERY PROMOTION <jfwinter005@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <candysmart204@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:51:14 +0000
Subject: Toyota Car Promotions


The Lottery DepartmentToyota Car PromotionsHaandvaerkervej 8,1 UK-9000 AalborgCVR-nr. 25554493.This is to inform you that you have been selected for a Cash prize of£150,000.00 GBP (One Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds)in our International program which was held in July, 2007 in London UK.The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our computerized E-mail Selection System (ESS) from a database of over500,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.This Toyota Car Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board andalso Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators(IAGR). This promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind and weintend to sensitize the public.Contact your Claims Officer through our accredited Prize Transferagents as stated below:Mr. Candy Smart 25 Atlantic Avenue, London,NW4United KingdomEmail: candysmart204@gmail.comPhone Number:+ 44 7887704602When contacting him, please provide him with your secret Pin CodeTY7448500 and your Reference Number 799BV90. You are also advised toprovide him with the under-listed information as soon as possible:CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:1. Full Name: 2. Address: 3. Nationality: 4. Age: 5. Sex: 6.Occupation: 7. Phone/Fax: 8. Present Country:RegardsMr. JEFF WINTER.Lottery Manager
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