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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",500,000" (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.
  • +8613697415967 (China, 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.
  • claims2claims23@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Cyber Lotto" <jp_lotto_23@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: claims2claims23@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:47:49 +0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!


JAPANESE WORLD CYBER GAMES LOTTO PROMOTION.

SPONSORED BY AUTOMOBILE AND TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRIES IN JAPAN AND CHINA


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today, You are among
the winners of the JAPANESSE WORLD CYBER GAMES LOTTO PROMOTION Participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of
our automobile business and telecommunication promotion programme in japan
and china.


As a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business
promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number
719-226-1212, with serial number 802-57, drew the lucky numbers 5, 12, 18,
30, 17, 43 and Bonus numbers 777 , Your INSURANCE Number: FLS411/ 820L /GMSA
and consequently you won in the Second Category of the JAPANESE WORLD CYBER
GAMES FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW.

You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of US$500, 000,
00 in cash, this is the winning present /amount for the Second category
winners. This is from the total prize money of US$2,650,000.00 shared among
the international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please be informed that your sum of US$500,000.00 is now with the payee
center. Contact your agent and give them your full names so that they will
re-insure your winning under your full names. To begin your claim, please
call your claim agent below or send email immediately.

MR. DAV LEE

CHINA HEADQUARTERS

WINNERS ORIENTATION CENTRE,

# R04 UNIT/639 HUANSHI DONG LU

SHANGHAI, CHINA
EMAIL: claims2claims23@yahoo.com.cn

JAPANESE WORLD CYBER GAMES LOTTO PROMOTION.
TEL + 86 13697415967) NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, Please quote your


1. Full name
2. Address / contact number
3. Country of origin

4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Tel/fax.
Send above information in your correspondences with your claims agent.


Sincerely ,
Mr. Lin Zhonhg

V.P. Finance

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