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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")
• 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.
  • +447011152587 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: MSN ONLINE LOTTERY <mrjohnnbrown19@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:38:52 -0900
Subject: **CONGRATULATIONS FROM MSN**










Msn/Hotmail announces you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the ongoing Msn/Hotmail Lottery Draw held on the Month of November. MSN win promotion is organized by Microsoft every month.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by Microsoft as part of its social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Your details(e-mail address) falls within our British representative office in United Kingdom, you have been approved for a total pay out of £950,000.00 GBP (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ).

This is your Ticket Number: - TICKET NUMBER: 5647600545188

To begin your claims, kindly contact the HALIFAX BANK PLC UK FIDUCIARY AGENT:
Mr. David Parker
Email: mrdavidparker@msn.com
Phone:+44 701 115 2587
You are required to forward him with the following details:

1.) FULL NAME: 2.) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: 3.) PRESENT ADDRESS: 4.) STATE/PROVINCE: 5.) OCCUPATION/COMPANY: 6.) COUNTRY: 7.) TICKET NUMBERS: 8.) SEX: 9.) AGE: 10.) TELEPHONE NUMBER: 11.) EMAIL ADDRESS: 12.) AMOUNT WON: 13.) THE MONTH YOU WON:

You are to keep your winning confidential, this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-selected winner or unofficial personnel.Yours Sincerely,
JOHN BROWN
LOTTO CO-ORDINATOR.
http://www.msn.com
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