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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:
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • fenandezc.rsaa1@i12.com

Fraud email example:

From: John Lee <j-lee.028@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <euromillionslotto@i12.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:27:10 -1000
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION RESULTS FOR CATEGORY 'B' DRAWS



EUROMILLIONES ESPANA INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKEUNITED KINGDOM. LONDON/MADRID SPAINBANK OF ENGLAND/MICROSOFT HOUSE, LONDON.
REF NO: TGA-4GA-65389.MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 9465021ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION. MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTERYUNITED KINGDOM/MADRID SPAIN FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION RESULTS FOR CATEGORY 'B' DRAWS
Dear Esteem Winner, Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held 10th October 2007. Your company or your personal e-mail address, won in the second lottery category 002.You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay of £2,800,000.00 TWO MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. Equivalent to ($5.4000) Five Million,Four Hundred thousand US Dollars. In cash Credited to file REF NO: TGA-4GA-65389. and MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 9465021, You are the second lucky winner of the total winners of 10. You all won £2.8,million Pounds each.All the 10 participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) drawn from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, to promote the use of emails all over the World, and to promote the use of Microsoft Office. Your funds (certified Cashiers cheque) have been insured with your REF NO: TGA-4GA-65389. To claim your winning prize (£2.8,million pounds), you must first, contact the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims processor is: File/Claims OfficerROyal Sun Alliance Agency M.sMr. Fenandez CarlosFinancier Director,Email: fenandezc.rsaa1@i12.com Endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers (REF NO: TGA-4GA-65389) in all your correspondence with Mr.Fenandez Carlos, Please note that this MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS are administered by a USA Bank and therefore subject to USA Banking Laws. You are by all means advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have collected your donation,This is to avoid double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties on cash grant donation. Please furnished with the following informations. On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest congratulations!!! Yours faithfully, Mrs. Tamara Groove 20 kensington church st London w8 4ep, UK. Online cordinator@Action-Aid, UK Copyright 1994-2007 MS-WORD EMAIL LOTTERY INC. UK
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