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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447045793937 (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.
  • ray.anthony2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "European Gaming Society" <dpicard@stu.wccnet.edu>
Reply-To: fedcour112@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:56:15 -0400
Subject: Contact Barrister Anthony Raymond



--
LOTERIE ANGLAISE/ ENGLISH LOTTERY
EURO MEGA MILLION AWARD
www.euromillion.com

We announce to you of the final result of our Euro Mega Million Award
promotion which was as a result of the micro soft email sweepstake,
that was held in europe. You have won for your self the sum of
550,000,00 Euros. With words of trust, your email came out in the 3rd
prize sweepstake.

You came out in our third batch category,to a claim of 550,000,00
Euros(five hundred and fifty thousand euros).You are to contact your
claims with your information on how to make claim of your won prize.

Your full information is required for the processing of your winnings.
1. Your full Names
2.Contact /Postal Address:
3.Age /Date of Birth:
4:Tel/Fax Number:
5.Any form of Identification ( International Passport, Drivers
Lisence, National Identity Card)
6.Nationality
7 Present Country:
8.Marital Status
9.Occupation(if Any):

You are to contact him, sending your information to him via this email,
Contact Person:Barrister Raymond Anthony
contact Email:ray.anthony2@gmail.com
Tell:+44 704 579 3937


Best Wishes
National Europe Sweepstake Manager.
EUROPE MEGA MILLIONS GAME PROMOTION.
Mrs Rose Gerry,
National Zonal Head Officer

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