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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (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)
  • "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.
  • +34699380394 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: euro million <mjose@web.de>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:32:49 +0100
Subject: CONTACT AGENT FOR CLAIM




CONTACT AGENT FOR CLAIM

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
BATCH: LPD/723/86L9/SPNL. REFERENCE: SPLI/7723BSP/7349/89


CONGRATULATIONS!

This is to inform you of the release of the EURO MILLION CYBER PROMOTION held on the 15th Feburary 2008, and results were released on the 2nd March 2008 .Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number 011 663739 with serial number 87633 that drew the lucky numbers of


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19* *

11* *

21* *

16* *

09* *

8* *

1*



which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of € *853,842.34 € Euros Eight hundred and fifty three thousand eight hundred fourty two euros.thirty four cents)* in cash credited to file with REF: Nº7/SP56/PC.This is from a total cash prize of Euros *78,000,000.00 €* shared among the thirty international winners in this category.

Your fund is now secured and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent below:

JM CONSULTANCY AND CLAIM CENTER
Address AVENIDA DE ESPAÑA,
28967. (Madrid) Spain
Tel/fax: 0034-699-380-394.
Email: jmclaimc@informaticos.com [mailto:jmclaimc@informaticos.com]

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 31th April 2008.Claims that are not made before the above date will be returned to as unclaimed funds.

.CONGRATULATION!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program.

we wish you continued good fortunes.

Sincerely,
MRS. Monice. Jose



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