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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +447045713213 (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.
  • claimagent_euromillion@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • validation_01@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLIONS" <claimagent_euromillion@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:59:37 -1200
Subject: November 30th 2007 (winnings yet unclaimmed)


Attn: Lucky Winner
We the Board and Management of Euro Millions London, UK are
pleased to informyou about the result the of the Promotion
held on November 30th 2007.
This sresults is today released to online participant and
your e-mail addressattached to Ticket No.:210222948*395*
with Serial No.: 5368/05, Batch No.:084/05/ZY360, Lottery
Refference No.: UK/4920X2/68 and Draw Lucky No.:
090-598-1429 subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st
category.
All participants forthe online version which you emerged a
winner were registered using an internetdatabase system and
inputed 15 Million emails at £1.00 per email making a
grandtotal of £15,000,000GBP for claims by 15 lucky
winners.You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of £1,000,000GBP in cashcredited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. To process the claims of funds,
contact the fudiciary/claims agent with the information
below:
Contact Person:
Mr. Francis Gomez
Tel: +44-704-571-3213
Email: claimagent_euromillion@yahoo.co.uk
=========================================================================APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E (Receipt Official
Notification etter)
------------------------------------------------------------
[FULL NAME OFWINNER]..................................
[RESIDENTADDRESS].....................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION].....................................
[STATE]...............................................
[DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../.........
[SEX]............
[OCCUPATION]..........................................
[CURRENT EMAIL].......................................
[TEL/FAX].............................................

Yours faithfully,
Denise White
Euro Millions Lottery



Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the Draw (#679) of the UK E-mail
NATIONAL LOTTERY held on the 14st November,2007.Your E-mail
Address attached to Ticket Number :4356689456, was picked
at random from our computer system.Agent ID Number:110 won
you a total sum of £2,750,000.00 POUNDS STERLINGS.
Contact Mr. Anthony Flowers
Claims and Release Order Department,
Email: validation_01@yahoo.de
Tel:+44-703-183-2901
For claims validation.
Yours Truly,
Angelina Ashton.

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