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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)
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +34691724519 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • @sify.com
  • onwardconsultant@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jonezsilva@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info award <infonational8@web.de>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:02:50 +0200
Subject: LUCKY WINNER 2008!!!



NATIONAL LOTTERY [http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login=3F/ym/Co%20mpose=3FTo=3Dara=
btrans@arabtrans.com] LA VITALICIA LOTTERY BOARD S.AAVD,REY DON JAIMEC.P.2=
8068 MADRID SPAIN.=20





FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT. [http://mail.yahoo.com/config/l=
ogin=3F/ym/Co%20mpose=3FTo=3Darabtrans@arabtrans.com] ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD NOTI=
FICATION/FINAL NOTICE We are pleased to inform you today, the results of L=
A VITALICIA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS held on 30th of MARCH 2008 as=
part of our yearly bonanza and results official announced today 4th of AP=
RIL 2008 .You/Your company email attached to Ticket no: 01-4989 Batch no: =
83875-0Ref no: 215-10819931-059 Winning no: 1-10-30-33-37-41 + 01-08 Which=
consequently won the lottery on the 2nd category. CONGRATULATION!!! Your =
winning amount is 575,982.30 Euros) Equivalent to US$ 794,020.26. ( Seven =
hundred and Ninety Four thousand Twenty Dollar and Twenty Six Cent US Doll=
ar in cash )to be paid through one of the following payment options (A) CH=
ECK (B) CASH PICK UP (C) BANK TRANSFER. This promotional program is a conj=
oined effort of the Euro millions La primitiva and the under the auspices =
of the LA VITALICIA LOTTERY BOARD INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS. Your winning a=
mount is insured for security reasons and will be released for payment by =
THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD after data's clearification and verificati=
on.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 Internet and com=
puters worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won a=
nnually in more than 150 countries worldwide. All winning addresses were r=
andomly selected from the worldwide website through the Microsoft computer=
ballot System with a batch of 50,000,00 international email addresses,FRO=
M CITIZENS OF USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, ASIA ,MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE. Due to=
mixed up of names, we urge you to keep this award CONFIDENTIAL 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 avoid double claiming=
or unscrupulous acts by non participants taking advantage of this program=
me. For claims processing and remittance of your prize money to a designat=
ed account of your choice, kindly contact your FUDICIARY AGENT INTERNATION=
AL PROMOTION: DON GOMEZ DOMIGOFOREIGN OPERATION DEPARTMENTTHE EXECUTIVE DI=
RECTOR OFONWARD CONSULTANT S.A Tel: +34 691 724 519Email: onwardconsultant=
@sify.com [mailto:onwardconsultant@sify.com] or jonezsilva@aim.com [mailto=
:jonezsilva@aim.com] You must contact the appointed agent with your Full N=
ames,Contact Telephone Number via=20
email to process the immediate payment of your prize. ********************=
*****************************************
(i) Name:
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers :
(iii) Contact Address :
(iv) Winning numbers (batch number, ticket number, and ref number) :
(v) Awarded amount :
(vi) Awarded E-mail address:
(vii) Notification date :
************************************************************* Remember tha=
t all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th JULY 2008, after thi=
s date all unclaimed winning amount will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE =
HACIENDA as unclaimed.Note: If there be any change on your address do info=
rm your Agent as soon as possible.YOUR AGENT WILL BE PAID 10% OF THE AWARD=
PRIZE AS COMMISSION AFTER YOU RECEIVED YOUR WINNING AMOUNT. . Congratulat=
ion once again from all staff and board members=20


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