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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • euromillionsinternational05@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLIONS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY." <euromillionsinternational01@core.com>
Reply-To: euromillionsinternational05@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:24:22 -0400
Subject: REFERENCE NUMBER: EU/9420X2/68


175 WOODHILL ROAD, BULKYARD, LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM
FROM: THE DESK OF THE CYBER ANALYST,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT.

DEAR WINNER,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of Euro Millions,which was
held on Friday 27th JULY 2007. Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket
number: 10- 19- 34- 45 -47 ( 03-06), with Prize Number (match3):106000007
drew a prize of (?1,228,704.80)per winner.You will receive the sum of
One million two hundred and twenty eightthousand seven hundred and four
pounds sterlings per winner from our authorized claims office,This program
is sponsored by CFI to compensate faithful Internet surfaround the
globe.you are requested to contact your Financial controller MR.ERIC WHITE
,to assist you with the processing of yourwinnings.

EMAIL:euromillionsinternational05@yahoo.co.uk In order to verify your winnings,
we need your particulars for record purposes. Attached here is a copy of
our verifications form,please fill accordingly so as to proceed with
your winnings. Once again,congratulations from all the staff of the EURO MILLIONS
INTERNATIONAL Lottery headquarter.

(Form HLP)
REFERENCE NUMBER: EU/9420X2/68
FULL NAME
COMPANY NAME: .
FULL ADDRESS:
SEx
AGE.
OCCUPATION....
TEL..........FAX. (If any)
COUNTRY.......
E-MAIL.
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE: .
(Identification on
delivery)AMOUNT WON..........................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:

Once again Congratulations!!!
Yours Faithfully,
GERLICH WALDENARGERLICH,WALDENAR
Online Coordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam