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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 agent" (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 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.
  • nokiareward@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nokia-inc7@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:41:43 +0000
Subject: NOKIA N'SERIES PROMOTION 2008:YOU EMERGED A WINNER

Nokia
Devices, Markets
10 Great Pulteney Street, 3, 4, 5
WC1R LONDON
United Kingdom

NOKIA CONNECTING PEOPLE)
YOU HAVE WON THE NOKIA N'SERIES PROMOTION AWARD HELD IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON THE 14TH OF AUGUST 2008. YOUR EMAIL ADDRES WON YOU NOKIA N95 PHONE AND A TOTAL SUM OF £500,000[FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS) TICKECT NUMBER 80292008K
AND SERIAL NUMBER EDI1977PN,

YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THIS INFORMATIONS AS SOON AS POSIBLE TO AVIOD DELAYS AND YOU ARE ALSO ADVICE TO KEEP THIS INFORMATIONS TO YOUR SELF TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS. ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS

CONTACT AGENT: MR. ADAM SCOTT
E-mail:nokiareward@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: (+44 ) 703 189 6829
YOU ARE TO FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION


NAME----------
AGE..................
DATE OF BIRTH-------
ADDRESS--------
OCCUPATION------
NATIONALITY-------
MOBILE NO------

Regards,
Regards,
Dr Mrs. Darryn Clarke
Regards,
Copyright © 2005-2008 The UK Nokia 'N' Series Online Promotion Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam