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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.
• 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.
  • globafina@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: onlae onlae <lotonlae20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <globafina@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:26:40 +0100
Subject: Attention: Winner,


Attention: Winner,ONLAE INTER LOTERIA PROMOTION PROGAM/PRIZE AWARD SPAINREFERENCE NO: EM/37/042BATCH NO: IPDF/034/016
We are pleased to inform you the result of onlae Interlotteria promotion programs in Español 2007. Your email address attached to lucky numbers 6-14-23-30-32-40, which consequently won. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 615,000.00€. (Six Hundred and fifteen thousand euro) CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Note: To file your clams, contact our claim department below: Contact person: MR. Alberto Charles GLOBAL FINANCIA AGENCY S,L Tel: 0034691750229Email: globafina@netscape.net Note that you will be required to pay for the legalization/issuance of your winning prize. Also remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agents as soon as possible. Congratulations and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Sincerely yours,Mrs. paloma GarciaWinning Coordinator
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