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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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.
  • +447024022444 (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.
  • claimsagentbutler1960@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: contact_center@mchsi.com (claimsagentbutler1960@yahoo.com.hk)
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:18:01 +0000
Subject: 2007 TOYOTA PROMO AWARD NOTICE!!!






The Lottery Department
Toyota Online Car Award Promotions
Haandvaerkervej 8,1 UK-9000 Aalborg
CVR-nr. 25554493.


This is to inform you that you have been selected for a Cash prize of
£2,000 000.00 GBP (two million Pounds) and a Brand
New Toyota
Car (Toyota Camry) in our International promotions program which was
held in
2nd october, 2007 in London UK.


The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system (ess) from a database of over
1,000,000
private and business email addresses drawn from all the continents of
the
world.
This Toyota car Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and
also
Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming
Regulators (IAGR).This promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind
and we
intend to sensitize the public about our new products via this
promotional
awards.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact and provide
your
claims officer with the requested information as stated below for
proper
verification:

Please log on to our website to have a view of your New Toyota Camry
Car.
(http://www.toyota.com/camry/)

Description Of New Toyota Camry Car to be Shipped to you.

NEW TOYOTA CAR:....................Year 2007 Model

COLOUR:..................................Metallic Grey

MODEL:...................................Toyota Camry 2.2 i XLE (MSRP)

ENGINE TYPE:......................... 2.2L L4 FI DOHC V6

BODY STYLE:.............................. HatchBack 4 DR
POWER:...................................145bhp

TRANSMISSIONS:......................5-speed manual

FUEL:......................................29.1mpg (combined)

Contact your Claims Officer through our accredited agent as stated
below:

Mr. Garry Butler
25 Atlantic Avenue Erlanger
HE5 8WD, London,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 702 4022 444
Email: claimsagentbutler1960@yahoo.com.hk


When contacting him, please provide him with your secret Pin Code
TY7448500 and
your Reference Number 799BV90. You are also advised to
provide 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:
9. Pin code:
10.Ref Number:

If you DO NOT contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification, your winnings would be REVOKED.

Regards
Mr Teddy Lee.
Lottery Manager

Anti-fraud resources:

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