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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "cashier's check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447045700685 (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.
  • eclwinningagent08@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE" <kuntic@suonline.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:43:10 +0100
Subject: (YOU HAVE BEEN GRANTED THE SUM OF 1000000 GBP)


THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.
NO 3 CHAPEL HILL AVENUE
MANCHESTER M98FJ
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Winner,

The Local Organising Committee of the European Champions League is glad to
announce to the world a giving away sum of HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS to 100 lucky
email addresses all over the world. This promotion is in Appreciation of our
International Support for the past Soccer Events and the correspondent
earnings at the stock market which was far beyond our projected quarterly
earnings.

Be informed that all winners in this program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 1,500,000 companies and
individual e-mail addresses database. Your email address happened to be one of
the lucky winners of ONE MILLION POUNDS among the hundred email addresses
chosen. In other to claim your prize, you will have to fill the form below and
send it back to us for verification and then you will be informed on how your
Cashier's Check for the sum which has already been deposited with your email
contact.

We use this opportunity to thank all our Sponsors/Contributors of this
program: AIR EMIRATES, ADIDAS, NIKE, MCDONALDS, COCA-COLA, UNITED AIRLINES,
BMW, PEPSI, VIRGIN ATLANTIC, UMBRO-SPORTLINE, FUJIFILM, AIR-ASIA, BARCLAYS,
VODAFONE, NOKIA N-SERIES, LUCOZADE SPORT, AND A HOST OF EMAIL SERVICE
PROVIDERS FOR ALLOWING THE USE OF THEIR DATABASE FOR THE DRAWS AND ALSO FOR
THE PROVISION OF SECURE (SSL) EMAIL DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

For payment, please do provide with the following informations: And send to
our Fiduciary Agent.

Winning Email................................,

Full Names................................,

Contact Address................................,

Phone Number.................................

Next Of Kid.................................,

Occupation................................,

Age................................,

Sex................................,


Country.................................,



CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR WINNING CLAIMS

DAVID BROWN

Email: eclwinningagent08@yahoo.es

+44 70457 00685

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Susan Tommy.
(zonal co-ordinator)

Brain Hunt.
Online coordinator for EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LOTTERY

_________________________________________________________
Sent using SuOnline Webmail - http://webmail.suonline.net

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