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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "" <infobrusperk@iol.cz>
Reply-To: pgtclaimsagency08@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:04:31 GMT
Subject:




PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY
Essex =2C PE9 2YP =2C London
FROM=3A Mr=2E Dominic Gerard
Lottery Manager=2E

WINNING NOTICE!!!

Dear sir/madam=2C
Your email address just won you =A3500=2C000=2E00(Five Hundered Thousand=
Great British Pounds) and a brand new Peugeot 407 car in the
ongoing Peugeot weekly sweepstakes draws held today=2E Your email addres=
s was attached to Pin No=3A PGA00111234 Reference number 12058006/06=2E =
Contact the Claims Agent with the below datas

=2E=2E=2ERef number=2E
=2E=2E=2EPin number=2E
=2E=2E=2EName in full=2E
=2E=2E=2EAddress=2E
=2E=2E=2EOccupation=2E
=2E=2E=2EAge/Sex=2E
=2E=2E=2EPresent Country=2E
=2E=2E=2ETel/fax

Claims Agent
Sir John Greening=2C
Contact Email=3A pgtclaimsagency08=40hotmail=2Eco=2Euk
Phone Number=3A +44-(0)-702-306-7882

Sincerely
Mr=2E Dominic Gerard
Lottery Manager=2E

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