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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • onwardconsultant@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • @sify.com
  • jonezsilva@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info mail <lavatalica@web.de>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:50:58 +0100
Subject: LUCKY WINNER 2008!!!






*(The National Lottery logo) [http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login=3F/ym/Co%20=
mpose=3FTo=3Darabtrans@arabtrans.com]* *LA VITALICIA LOTTERY BOARD S.A**AVD,RE=
Y DON JAIME**C.P.28068 MADRID SPAIN.*** ****=20





FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

*INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT. ** ** * [http://mail.yahoo.com=
/config/login=3F/ym/Co%20mpose=3FTo=3Darabtrans@arabtrans.com]* ** ****ELECTRONI=
C MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE*** *We are pleased to inform you to=
day, the results of LA VITALICIA LOTTERY **INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS held o=
n 5th of JANUARY 2008 as part of our yearly bonanza and results official a=
nnounced today 15th of FEB 2008 .You/Your company email attached to** ** *=
**Ticket no: 01-4989 ****Batch no: 83875-0******Ref no: 215-10819931-059 *=
***Winning no: 1-10-30-33-37-41 + 01-08**** *Which consequently won the lo=
ttery on the 2nd category.** ***** *CONGRATULATION!!!*** ***Your winning a=
mount is 575,982.30 Euros) Equivalent to US$ 794,020.26. ( Seven hundred a=
nd Ninety Four thousand Twenty Dollar and Twenty Six Cent US Dollar in cas=
h )*to be paid through one of the following payment options*** ** (A) CHEQ=
UE (B) CASH PICK UP (C) BANK TRANSFER.*** *This promotional program is a c=
onjoined effort of the Euro millions La primitiva and the under the auspic=
es of the LA VITALICIA LOTTERY BOARD *INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS. **** *Your=
winning amount is insured for security reasons and will be released for p=
ayment by THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD after data's clearification and =
verification.The email Lottery news la vitalicia Program Internet draw is =
held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the Intern=
et and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros=
are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. ***** All winning =
addresses were randomly selected from the worldwide website through the Mi=
crosoft computer ballot System with a batch of 50,000,00 international ema=
il addresses,FROM CITIZENS OF USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, ASIA ,MIDDLE EAST AN=
D EUROPE. *Due to mixed up of names, we urge you to keep this award CONFID=
ENTIAL until your claim has been processed and your cash remitted to your =
desired OPTION OF PAYMENT as this is part of our security protocol to avoi=
d double claiming or unscrupulous acts by non participants taking advantag=
e of this programme.*** *For claims processing and remittance of your priz=
e money to a designated account of your choice, kindly contact your FUDICI=
ARY AGENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION:*** *****DON GOMEZ DOMIGO**FOREIGN OPERA=
TION DEPARTMENT**THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF**ONWARD CONSULTANT S.A **Tel: +=
34 691 724 519***Email: onwardconsultant@sify.com [mailto:onwardconsultant=
@sify.com] or jonezsilva@aim.com [mailto:jonezsilva@aim.com] You must cont=
act the appointed agent with your Full Names,Contact Telephone Number via=20
email to process the immediate payment of your prize. ** *Remember that al=
l prize money must be claimed not later than 30th APRIL 2008, after this d=
ate all unclaimed winning amount will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE HAC=
IENDA as unclaimed.**Note: If there be any change on your address do infor=
m your Agent as soon as possible.*YOUR AGENT WILL BE PAID 6% OF THE AWARD =
PRIZE AS COMMISSION AFTER YOU RECEIVED YOUR WINNING AMOUNT. . * * Congratu=
lation once again from all staff and board members [http://mail.yahoo.com/=
config/login=3F/=5F=5Fjavascript=5F:Zoom%28290075%29] DR. JUAN CALLOUSLOTTO CO-ORD=
INATOR. PAST WINNERS=20


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