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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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.
  • +447045705586 (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.
  • agent_cthornton@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mandy Windsor <mandywindsor@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:19:25 +0800 (CST)
Subject: for 50 cents ....?



The email address below is who it said was the sender.....no recipient though..how is that possible?
I have received other Spam and it will say "No sender" ---"No subject"



DinesJ@HSS.EDU







Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the LOTERIE ROMANDE
games
held on the 1st of April 2008.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 1942896-9032 with serial number SL001490 drew lucky numbers
11-0-17-31-60- 75-9 has consequently won in the 1st category, you
have
therefore WON the sum of £700,000.00 GBP Only. All participants were
selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 10,000,000 companies
and
30,000,000 individual email addresses all over the world.





This lottery is promoted by LOTERIE ROMANDE with no tickets sold.
Please note that your winning numbers falls within our United
Kingdom
booklet representative as indicated in your play coupon to file in
for
your claims, please contact our licensed and accredited claims agent
in
(Manchester England) with the information below:

Dr. Chris Thornton
Email: agent_cthornton@excite.com
Telephone: +447045705586
Fax:+447005938654

Regards,

Mrs.Rosie Jean





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