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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "toyota car promotions" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand great british 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 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.
  • +447045708469 (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.
  • kwilliams001@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Waynerobbin_private@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:45:08 -0300
Subject: Your email has won you =?ISO-8859-1?B?ozkwMCwwMDA=?= (TOYOTA LOTTERY)

The Lottery Department United Kingdom
Toyota Car Promotions
CVR-nr. 25554493.

This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of £900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great British
Pounds)and a brand new 2007 Toyota camry car in our international programs.

Description Of New Toyota Car to be Shipped to you.

Miles:New.......................Doors:4 doors or more
Transmission:Automatic............Interior:Tan
Engine:4 - Cyl....................Year:2007
Warranty:Existing.................Cruise Control
Title:Clear.......................Exterior:Red
Condition:New.....................Engine: 1.9L DOHC MPFI VVT-i
16-valve 4-cyl engine w/integ
CD Player.........................Side Airbags
Passenger Airbag..................Driver Airbag
Anti-Lock Brakes..................Air Conditioning
Power Windows.....................Power Locks

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a
database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.The Toyota car Lottery is approved
by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulation(IAGR).This
promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer
agents as stated below:

Mr. Kelvin Williams.
Email: kwilliams001@hotmail.com
Phone:+44 704 570 8469

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 REQURIEMENTS:

1. Full names:
2. Residential address:
3. Phone number:
4. Fax number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:
10.Next of kin name/address:

Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT)
pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

Accept our hearty congratulations once again!

Regards
Sir Wayne Robbin
Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam