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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")
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +447011138443 (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.
  • agentsolyoung@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Grace_Sander?=" <gracesander@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:48:36 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Your_email_address_has_won_you_USD180,000.00.?=



GOOGLE INTERNET PROMOTION .





The Google Award Team
Morley House, 26-30 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BP.U.K.

Batch No: 3566465021-0TA/06.
Ref No: 919347/749-0
Winning No: 7-28-87-65-69-73.

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!


Dear Lucky Winner,

Google Incorporated has successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking her 10th year anniversary. Google rolled out over US$ 300,000,000.00 (Three Hundred Million U. S Dollars) for this year's Anniversary. Note that you did not personally or consciously apply for this draw. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system. Email addresses of participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of internet web hosting and internet service providers that Google enjoys their patronage so if you get this winning notification, understand that you have won either because your internet service provider or email web host patronizes Google.
.

The GOOGLE 2008 PROMOTIONS was held on the month of September 2008 in Stamford Bridge Stadium, London United Kingdom . Your email address was among the lucky email addresses that won and has therefore been approved to claim a total lump sum of (US$180,000.00) One Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars Only credited to File: KTU/9023118308/08. To file for your claim, please contact your Claims Agent immediately through his contact information as follows:
Name: Mr. Sol Young.
Sol Young Advocates & Solicitors
1 Railway Rd., Leigh, Lancs , WN7 4AB , United Kingdom .
Tel: +(44) 7011138443
Fax: +(44) 8709127250
E-mail: agentsolyoung@sify.com

Please provide him the details below for easy and quick processing of your claim.
VERIFICATION FORM.
1. Names in full:
2. Country of Residence:
3. Nationality:
4. Residential Address:
5. Date of Birth/Age:
6. Marital Status/Sex:
7. Telephone/Fax No:
8. Occupation:
9. Company Name:
10. Amount Won:
11. Email Address:
12. Batch No:
13. Ref No:
14. Winning No:










Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Grace Alice Sander


Mrs. Grace Alice Sander
Online coordinator for GOOGLE INTERNET PROMOTIONS
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Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright © 1994-2008 The Google Internet Promotions.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.


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