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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:

• 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.
  • +447045739518 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045704200 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Shabir Ahmad Tariq <satpin@ums.edu.my>
Reply-To: promofinancial_dept150@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:48:44 GMT
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATION_YOU_HAVE_WON_=A3500=2C000=2E00_=28?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?_Pounds=29?=

=3CBR=3E=3CBR=3EATTENTION=3AWINNER =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3EThis is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash pri= ze =3CBR=3Eof=A3500=2C000=2E00 ( Pounds) in London Uk=2E Your e-mail addres= s attached =3CBR=3Etoticket number 883734657492-5319 with serial number 7263-267=2C= batch =3CBR=3Enumber 8254297137 drew the lucky numbers 14-22-28-37-40-44 =3CBR=3Ewhichconsequently won in the 1st category=2C you have therefore = been =3CBR=3Eapproved for a lump sum pay out of =A3500=2E000=2E00(i=2Ee Five = Hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds = =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3ESterling) in cashcredited to file =3CBR=3EREF=3AYAHOO6/315116127/27=2E To file for your claims you are to = contact our REMMITANCE DIRECTOR for = =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3Efurther infomation and =3CBR=3Edetails as regarding your winning=2E You are =3CBR=3Ehereby advised to provide our claims department with the =3CBR=3Efollowing information=3A =3CBR=3E(1)REF Number =3CBR=3E(2)Batch number =3CBR=3E(3)Winning Email Address =3CBR=3E(4)Full Names =3CBR=3E(5)Address =3CBR=3E(6)Next Of Kin =3CBR=3E(7)Contact =3CBR=3E(8)Phone Number =3CBR=3E(9)Present Occupation =3CBR=3E(10)Mode of claim of price (i)Bank Transfer =3CBR=3EMr=2EWilliam Rex (Foreign Transfer Manager) =3CBR=3EEmail=3Apromofinancial=5Fdept150=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk =3CBR=3Ephone=3A+ 447045704200 =3CBR=3Ephone=3A+447045739518 =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3ECongratulations once more from all members and staffs of this pr= ogram=2E =3CBR=3EThank you for being part of our online promotional lottery progr= am=2E =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3EYours Sincerely=2C =3CBR=3EMr=2EWilliam Rex=3CBR=3E=3CBR=3E

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