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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "ROSE MARK" <LOTORY_LOTTO14@YAHOO.COM> (may be fake)
Reply-To: LOTORY_LOTTO@YAHOO.COM
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 02:19:31 +0800
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION


FROM=3A Award department lottery International
E=2EA=2EA=2ES Lottery Headquarters=3A Customer Service
27 Trafalgar Square Luxembourg SW 1x 8sd
Crescent United Kingdom=2E
Ref=3AEL3=2F9318=2F04
Batch=3A8=2F163=2FEL
Hello
WINNING NOTIFICATION=3A
We happily announce to you the draw =28#996=29 of the Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstakes LOTTERY=2C on-line Sweepstakes International program held on the 9th February 2007=2EYour e-mail address attached to ticket number=3A =28 644 7443465 D44 148=29with Serial number 28318=2F02 drew the lucky numbers=3A 07 =2E 10 =2E 22 =2E 43 =2E 34=2E 26 =5B38=5D Bonus Ball =2C which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category i=2Ee=2E match 5 plus bonus=2E
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $750=2E000usd=28 seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars only=29=2E

All participants for the on-line version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100=2C000 unions=2C associations=2C and corporate bodies that are listed on-line=2E This promotion takes place monthly=2E

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian booklet representative office in Asia as indicated in your play coupon=2E In view of this=2C your $750=2C000 =28seven hundred and fifty thousand US dollars =29would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Asia=2E

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him=2E

For security reasons=2C you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your win deliver to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize=2E

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program=2EPlease be warned=2E

To file for your claim=2C please contact our fiduciary agent and forward the bellow stated to him for the process=2C
NAME=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EAGE=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
SEX=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EADDRESS=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
EMAIL=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EPHONE=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
OCCUPATION=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=3ACOUNTRY=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
TICKET NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
Is important that he have all this to enable your cheque get ready soon=2E
Contact Barrister Christopher Popane=2C Email=3Abarchristopher=40lycos=2Ecom =3Chttp=3A=2F=2Fau=2Ef574=2Email=2Eyahoo=2Ecom=2Fym=2FCompose=3FTo=3Dbarchristopher=40lycos=2Ecom=3E
We wish you good luck from the Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstakes LOTTERY=2E

Yours faithfully=2C


MRS=2E ROSE MARK=2E
On-line coordinator for EAAS LOTTERY=2C
Sweepstakes International Program=2E
Open 7days weekly=2E

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