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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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.
  • +34693222124 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: GSM MOBILE SWEEPSTAKES PROMO <winninnges_verificationunit@live.com>
Reply-To: <winninngesverificationdepartment@live.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:36:13 +0000
Subject: Fund Release Form Fill And Send Via Email To Us For Verification.






FROM THE DESK OF GSM MOBILE AWARD OFFICER,GSM GLOBAL MOBILE PROMOTION. CALLE CLAUDIO COELLO 41, 28001 BARCELONA, SPAIN.


PAYMENT SCHEME FORM NOTIFICATION OF PAYMNET MODE.

Good to hear from you regarding the GSM MOBILE SWEEPSTAKES, (Dr James Walter) the assigned GSM Cash officer. In line with the commemorating event marking our N92 GSM Mobile Anniversary. For our N92 GSM Mobile Anniversary Draws. As you already know, all participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online and each email address was attached to a ticket number.

Your email address was attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with lucky Serial number: 21-34-10-12 was selected which automatically makes you one of our lucky winners as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually in Central Europe . And you and nine others emerged lucky winners of €350,000.00 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros) each, from a grand total of €3,500,000.00.You are in order to begin in the transfer process required to fill the form and send back Via mail to us promptly as the information provided by you will aid the quick and protected transfer. As soon as you send us your information through an Email your Winning Fund will be released to you without any delay from our Office.

CLAIMS VERIFICATION / FUND RELEASE FORM FULL NAME:FULL ADDRESS:SEX:AGE:OCCUPATION:TEL:MOBILE NO:
FAX NO IF ANY:COUNTRY:
AMOUNT WON:
I await your prompt reply so that necessary steps can be taken to ensure the remittance of your winnings to you in due time. Congratulations once again, please call after receiving this Email.
Regards,
Yours faithfully,Dr. James Walter
TEL: +34-693-222-124
Website: http://www.globalmobileawards.com/

Copyright ©2008 GSM. All rights reserved.=====================================================================================================================================This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.
_________________________________________________________________
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