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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)
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +34695280381 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • onwardconsultant.com@madrid.com
  • jonezsilva@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-15?Q?martin__m=FCller?= <knjuz@web.de>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:54:16 +0200
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL HAVE WON!!!
























































































































*(The National Lottery logo) [http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login=3F/ym/Co%20=
mpose=3FTo=3Darabtrans@arabtrans.com]* *EL COMBO LOTTERY BOARD S.A**AVD,REY DO=
N JAIME**C.P.28068 MADRID SPAIN.*** ****=20





FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

*INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT. ** ** * [http://mail.yahoo.com=
/config/login=3F/ym/Co%20mpose=3FTo=3Darabtrans@arabtrans.com]* ** ****ELECTRONI=
C MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE*** *We are pleased to inform you to=
day, the results of EL COMBO LOTTERY**INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS held on 30t=
h of JULY 2007 as part of our yearly bonanza and results official announce=
d today 9th of AUGUST 2007 .You/Your company email attached to** ** ***Tic=
ket no: 01-4989 ****Batch no: 83875-0******Ref no: 215-10819931-059 ****Wi=
nning no: 1-10-30-33-37-41 + 01-08**** *Which consequently won the lottery=
on the 2nd category.** ***** *CONGRATULATION!!!*** ***Your winning amount=
is 575,982.30 Euros) Equivalent to US$ 794,020.26. ( Seven hundred and Ni=
nety Four thousand Twenty Dollar and Twenty Six Cent US Dollar in cash )*t=
o be paid through one of the following payment options<=3Fxml:namespace pref=
ix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>*** ** =
(A) CHEQUE (B) CASH PICK UP (C) BANK TRANSFER.*** *This promotional progra=
m is a conjoined effort of the Euro millions La primitiva and the under th=
e auspices of the EL COMBO LOTTERY *INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS. **** *Your w=
inning amount is insured for security reasons and will be released for pay=
ment by THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD after data's clearification and ve=
rification.The El Combo Lottery Program Internet draw is held once in a ye=
ar and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computers =
worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually=
in more than 150 countries worldwide. ***** All winning addresses were ra=
ndomly selected from the worldwide website through the Microsoft computer =
ballot System with a batch of 50,000,00 international email addresses,FROM=
CITIZENS OF USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, ASIA ,MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE. *Due to=
mixed up of names, we urge you to keep this award CONFIDENTIAL until your=
claim has been processed and your cash remitted to your desired OPTION OF=
PAYMENT as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming=
or unscrupulous acts by non participants taking advantage of this program=
me.*** *For claims processing and remittance of your prize money to a desi=
gnated account of your choice, kindly contact your FUDICIARY AGENT INTERNA=
TIONAL PROMOTION:*** *****DON JONEZ DOMIGO**FOREIGN OPERATION DEPARTMENT**=
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF**ONWARD CONSULTANT S.A **Tel: +34 695 280 381***=
Email: onwardconsultant.com@madrid.com [mailto:onwardconsultant.com@madrid=
.com] or jonezsilva@aim.com [mailto:jonezsilva@aim.com] You must contact t=
he appointed agent with your Full Names,Contact Telephone Number via=20
email to process the immediate payment of your prize. ** *Remember that al=
l prize money must be claimed not later than 30th OCTOBER 2007, after this=
date all unclaimed winning amount will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE H=
ACIENDA as unclaimed.**Note: If there be any change on your address do inf=
orm your Agent as soon as possible.*YOUR AGENT WILL BE PAID 6% OF THE AWAR=
D PRIZE AS COMMISSION AFTER YOU RECEIVED YOUR WINNING AMOUNT. . * * Congra=
tulation once again from all staff and board members [http://mail.yahoo.co=
m/config/login=3F/=5F=5Fjavascript=5F:Zoom%28290075%29] DR. JUAN CALLOUSLOTTO CO-O=
RDINATOR. PAST WINNERS=20


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