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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +448715049889 (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.
  • mrandybrave@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MICROSOFT\A O L" <aawardteam@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:49:13 +0200
Subject: LUCKY ONE



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AMERICAN ON LINE AND MICROSOFT ASSOCIATION TEAM

Address 20 Park, Harlesden London NW15 United Kingdom

Ticket number====== Alo79-55-279-18

Serial number ======Alotd/9/14/06/08

Lucky number ======885-32-48-40(111)

Winning code number: (19000)







CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!



Attention Winner,



The prestigious Microsoft and AMERICAN ON LINE has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the year 2008 conference we rolled out over GBP 7,000 000, 00 shared for our yearly conference Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.



The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and aol are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, AOL are running an e-mail beta test.



Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to Ticket number Alo79-55-279-18 Serial number AloTD/9/14/06/07 and drew the Lucky number 885-32-48-40(111) which subsequently won you £1,350,000.00 (One Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £1,350,000.00 (One Million Three Hundred and FiftyThousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw registered as Draw number one was conducted in New York City United State Of America on the 30th of JULY 2008. These Draws are commemorative and as such special Gift so as to fight poverty around the world



Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claims, you are to make contact to The Foreign Credit Manager who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize. To file for your claim Please kindly Contact your fiduciary claim agent directly for further directions



Ticket number====== Alo79-55-279-18

Serial number ======Alotd/9/14/06/07

Lucky number ======885-32-48-40(111)

Winning code number: (19000)



Kindly forward your winning details by Fax/Email to the Agent immediately you receive this mail and call ANDY BRAVE for attention, please addressed to:

NAME OF COURIER FIRM: FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICES
OFFICE ADDRESS: 60 Great Ormond Street London,WC1N 3HR United- Kingdom.
Email: mrandybrave@yahoo.com. , Contact [mailto:mrandybrave@yahoo.com. ,&nbsp; Contact] Person: Mr Andy Brave.
Phone: :+44 8715 049 889





You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:



1. Full name: ______________________________________

2. Country: ________________________________________

3. Contact Address__________________________________

4. Telephone Number: _______________________________

5. Fax Number: _____________________________________

7. Age ______________________________ __

8. Sex: ____________________________________________

10.Ticket number: ___________________________________

11,Lucky numbers: ___________________________________

12,Serial numbers__________________________________ _

13,Winning code:_______________________________________

14, Occupation____________________________________



Our special thanks and gratitude to American on Line association. We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.



Thank you for being part of our commemorative year 2008 conference Draws.



Do not reply to this email because you might not be attended to, kindly contact your fiduciary agent directly for further directions

============================================================================ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message


Mrs. Bryan Mc Donald

American on Line association.

Vice President





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