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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:
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +447011136459 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Siti Shafinaz Mohd Shahid" <shafinaz.shahid@upsi.edu.my>
Reply-To: "Siti Shafinaz Mohd Shahid" <leonardpalmer@live.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:04:47 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: Acknowledgement Immediately


ONLINE SWEEP PROMO
QUEENS COTTAGE, NORTH WOODS
HW56 G4R LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: OSL/ CN/ 7694/ C08
Coupon Number: NOSL 566324448
Dear Winner,
British and American private international e-games organizers and
Co-sponsors, ONLINESWEEP LOTTO Group International, officially bring to
your notice the third quarter result for 2008 in London United
Kingdom. As one approved winner consequently you have therefore been approved for a
total pay out of a consolation cash prize of =A31.071068GBP (One Million,
Seven one thousand and sixty eight Pounds Sterling only) equivalent of
USD$ 2, 500,000. 00. The following particulars are attached to your
lottery payment order.
(i) Ref: NOSL/ CN/ 7694/ C08
(ii) Coupon Number: NOSL 566324448
(iii) Serial Number: s/n-01025
(iv) Lucky Numbers: 724-595-62-07-45
(v) Security Code OSL/JUN/SS08
For due processing of your winning claim, please CONTACT:
Name: Mr. LEONARD PALMER
Email: leonardpalmer@live.com
Phone: +44-7011136459, Fax: 44-8701213851
(Form HLP) Reference Number: OSL/ CN/ 7694/ C08
CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM (NON RESIDENT WINNER)
1. FULL NAMES...........
2. ADDRESS........
3. SEX.......
4. E-MAI L ADDRESS.......
5. TELEPHONE NUMBER........
6. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE........
7. OCCUPATION.......
Regards,
MR. DOMINIC BRIAN (Group Coordinator)
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1. All claims are nullified after 30 working days from today.
2. Your Ref number must be in all your emails with the Foreign Service Manager.
3. Do inform the Foreign Service Manager of any change of names or addresses.
4. Please do not reply to this email. Contact Foreign Service Manager.1991-2008.

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