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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million pounds" (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.
  • +447045767023 (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.
  • oxfamgbcashdonations@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "secretaria.mestrado" <secretaria.mestrado@fecap.br>
Reply-To: oxfamgbcashdonations@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:56:26 -0300
Subject: Final Recipient of a Cash Grant




OXFAM GB - UK
274, Banbury Road,
Oxford
OX2 7DZ

Dear Recipient,

This is to notify you that you have been chosen by the
Board of Trustees of the Oxfam GB (NGO UK) as one of the
Final Recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for Economic
Growth and a Poverty Alleviation Scheme Through your
email.Oxfam GB(U.K.) a Multi-Million Pounds NGO group was
Established with the Objective Of Human Growth,
Educational and Community Development. In line with the
61st anniversary program, Oxfam GB (U.K.) in conjunction
with the European Council is giving out Eight Million Five
Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling as specific
Donations/Grants to 10 lucky International recipients
worldwide in different Categories for Business and Social
Development. These funds are freely given to you for your
Business And Educational Development,Charitable work and
your Community Development at large.

Your Email was selected Based on an internet random
Selection Exercise, you are therefore confirmed as one of
The lucky recipients and are entitled to £850,000(EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) as
charity donations/aid from the Oxfam GB (UK).Further
information on requisites associated with the Processing
and Insurance of your £850,000 entitlement alongside the
provision of your qualification documentations will be
dislosed to you by the National Secretary Oxfam GB
(UK),Dr.Kenneth Jefferson.

Endeavour to quote your Qualification Number
(OG/N231/E101/BDB) as the subject of your correspondence
with him to facilitate your Grant disbursement process.

Dr.Kenneth Jefferson
National Secretary Oxfam GB (UK)
TEL: +44-704-576-7023
Email: oxfamgbcashdonations@gmail.com

Claims Requirements:
1.Name in Full:
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Date Of Birth:
5.Sex:
6.Occupation:
7.Monthly Income/Yearly Income:
8.Phone/Fax:
9.Present Country:
10.Qualification Number:
11.Brief Discription of Proposal:We want to know how you
wish to put this Cash/Grant into either your present
business or intending business opportunity or other
humanitarian services proposal to better your life,family
and community at
large:...................................................................
.......

Please note that these Donations/Grants are administered
by a United Kingdom Bank and therefore subject to United
Kingdom Banking Laws. You are by all means advised, To
keep this information confidential until you have
collected your grant.This is a security measure to avoid
double And unqualified claim.

On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest
Congratulations!

Yours faithfully,
Sir.Secretaria Mestrado
Programme Manager.

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