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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • +34617741818 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • microagents@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: cambell <cambell@doriscambell.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:15:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?FROM:ONCE_ESPA=C3=91A_INTERNATIONAL_?=


FROM:ONCE ESPAÑA INTERNATIONAL
AV.COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
37-41, LAS ROZAS
28008 MADRID
www.once.com

Dear Winner,

Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic
online Sweepstakes organized by the Once España Corporation, the
Slidecircuir award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the
foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.), held on
the 9th August 2008 in Spain Madrid ,wherein your electrononic email
address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1st
category and therefore attracted a cash award of 2,000,000 Euros(Two
million Euros only),

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise
you to contact the processing office immediately upon
receipt of this message for more information concerning the
verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to
you.It is important to note that your award information was released
today the 9th of Sept 2008 with the following particulars attached to
it.

(I) Award numbers: TL 22/15409 (ii) Email ticket number: TL754/22/76
(iii)Lotto codenumber: TL09622NL (iv) The file Ref number: TL/0534/30/05
Please contact the claim agents within 7 working days to facilitate the release
of your prize,

Mrs.Doris Cambell
CLAIM MANAGER

Mr.Mike Smith
PUBLIC RELATIONS
0034-617-741-818
EMAIL:microagents@netscape.net

The Once España Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software promotion
companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft and other
international companies. The Once España internet draw is held
periodically and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet
and promote computer literacy worldwide.We are proud to say that over
200 Million Dollar are won annually in more than 100 countries
worldwide.Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Mr Raul Samson

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam