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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:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447024061492 (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.
  • paulbrowns@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lewis browns <lewisbrowns@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:25:50 +0100
Subject: CONGRATS!!!







GRAND PRIZE







Welcome to Volkswagen International
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENTCrescent Avenue Reig3, 28011, Boston, LondonReference Number: VOLKSWAGEN/WIN/100/04/07
Serial Number: VOLKSWAGEN /556543450906 !!!CONFIRMATION ON YOUR STAR PRIZE´S!!!
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the Volkswagen International Company wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' VOLKSWAGEN International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held in sept 10th, 2007, in Boston .

It is a promotional program aimed at promoting VOLKSWAGEN NEW AUTO CAR SERIES to the world market. While participants were selected through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individual and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand.
Your email address emerges a proud winner under the Second Category with a prize of brand new 2007 Volkswagen New Beetle, and Star Cash Prize of Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand (650,000) Euros. The car comes with a special VOLKSWAGEN Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2008. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any VOLKSWAGEN INTERNATIONAL depot or service station worldwide.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE:
YEAR: 2007, MODEL: Volkswagen New Beetle
This is the first promotional program for the year 2007.It is absolutely the biggest bonanza in this year stakes. For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Coordinator through email or by fax.
Claims Coordinator:
Mr. Juan Pedro
Volkswagen Claims Department
EMAIL: paulbrowns@yahoo.com.
PHONE NUMBER: +447024061492
FAX NUMBER: +2347039512242
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME: 2.) AGE:
3.) SEX: 4.) ADDRESS: 5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE: 6.) STATE/PROVINCE: 7.) COUNTRY: 8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION: 10.) COMPANY: 11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:


Congratulations once more, and keep trusting Volkswagen International for top quality auto Car.
Note: You are advised to keep your winning information confidential to yourself any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winner will result to disqualification.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Angelina Luis
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
VOLKSWAGEN INTERNATIONAL
BOSTON LONDON .
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