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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (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 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.
  • +447031852124 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448715034753 (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.
  • vintananderson@yahoo.dk
  • frontiersmanager@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claimagentservices@yahoo.dk

Fraud email example:

From: mm.mm2@web.de
Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 04:56:51 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING MICROSOFT LOTTERY


MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
Dear winner, This email you have received may come to you as a surprise and will change your life forever ONLY if you do not ignore it. MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM is running an email Beta test promotion and have randomly selected your email address out of thousands of addresses as one of our lucky winners. You have won a total sum of £85O,000.00(EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIVETY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) and your lucky winning numbers are 887/13/865/37/10/83. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR MONEY PRIZE The following required information should be supplied and sent immediately to our Fiduciary Claims Agent in United Kingdom via telephone or email for the commencement of your claims: FULL NAMES:
CONTACT/RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
AGE:
SEX:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
NATIONALITY:
THERE ARE TWO BASIC OPTIONS TO RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE PAYMENT:

OPTION 1

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL DOWN TO THE UNITED KINGDOM TO SIGN YOUR FUND RELEASE ORDER AND ALSO TO SECURE YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE BEFORE THE FINAL CREDITING OF YOUR FUND.

OPTION 2


THE BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (ITT),IN WHICH IF YOU PREFER,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THE REQUESTED BANKING DETAILS BELOW TO YOUR ASSIGNED LOTTEREY AGENT

If your preferred payment option is Bank Telegraphic Transfer, then you are required to fill your bank details below.


BANK NAME: ..........

ACCOUNT NUMBER: .....
SWIFT CODE: ........

BANK ADDRESS: .......

CITY: ...............

COUNTRY:.............

BANK TELEPHONE:......

FAX:................ You are to forward all these information to our fiduciary claims agent through his contact details below. Name: MR. VINTAN ANDERSON Tel. Numbers: + 44 871 503 4753
Mobile Numbers;+ 44 703 185 2124 Fax Numbers: + 44 870 471 4506

Emails : vintananderson@yahoo.dk [mailto:vintananderson@yahoo.dk] [http://us.f421.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=frontiersmanager@europe.com]
: claimagentservices@yahoo.dk [mailto:claimagentservices@yahoo.dk] Congratulations!!! Yours truly, MrS. STELLA HOTZ
NB: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CLAIMS. **THIS PROMOTIONAL AWARD IS SPONSORED BY MICROSOFT CORPORATION & BILL GATES & ASSOCIATES** MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM



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