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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:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand great british 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.
  • +447031859526 (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.
  • ebayclaim02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eclaim International" <eclaims01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:05:49 +0200
Subject: AMAZING GRANT OFFER.........


eBay International
2nd Floor, Waterfront
Chancellors Road
London W6 9RU
United Kingdom.
http://www.ebay.com.

CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Attn: Sir/Madam,

eBay is The World's Online Marketplace(R), enabling trade on a local, national
and international basis. With a diverse and passionate community of
individuals and small businesses, eBay offers an online platform where
millions of items are traded each day - setting the record for largest
jackpot.

Congratulations once more on your email coupon which was selected among the
15 lucky prize winners in our workers day bonanza held on the 12th of July
2008. Your email ID identified with Coupon No.JKP2008/12eBay/10BW6 and was
selected by Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the
100,000 email addresses and participants around the globe.

eBay Winning Numbers: 25-36-14-18-27
Bonus: 04-36
Coupon Number: JKP2008/12eBay/10BW6.
Prize Amount: £2.1 Million (Two Million, One Hundred Thousand Great British
Pounds).

You are required to file claim for your lottery prize winning by contacting
the Lottery Claims Processing Officer with your winning information provided
above before 21 working days. Please remember to quote your winning numbers
in every one of your correspondences with your agent.

Lottery Claims Officer:
Name: Samuel Johnson
Email: webmaster@ebayclaim.com
Tel:+447031859526
Fax:+448704900329.

Congratulations once again from all our staffs on your prize winning, we
hope you will partake in our forth coming

Mega Jackpot.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Stella Garcia
(Lottery Coordinator).
ebayclaim02@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam