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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euromillion loteria" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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.
  • info2warmlandheritage@googlemail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:31:41 +0100
Subject: Computer Ballot Sweeptakes Email Award 2008.




Computer Ballot Sweeptakes Email Award 2008.
Euromillion loteria Espanol Award 2008).
Paseo De La castellana
15-89, 28008 Madrid.
Spain ,Branch.

*WINNING CONFIRMATION DETAIL*

Sir/Madam,
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting held on 28th September 2008. This is a Millennium Scientific
Computer Game in which email addresse were used. It is a promotional
program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need
to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been approve for the star prize 50=
0.000.00 (EURO) in this month EURO MILLION LOTTERY CASH-OUT LOTTERY

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Lucky Numbers: 13, 11, 64, 88, 40
Bonus Ball Number: 30
Serial number 9987/08
Amount Won: 500.000.00 (EURO)
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To file for your claims, contact our agent
Claire Kingston with the details below HANS PETER
To this email: info2warmlandheritage@googlemail.com
EURO MILLION LOTTERY CYBER ANALYST.

PAYMENT RELEASE FORM
Full Names..
Address..
Country...
Age..
Sex..
Occupation..
Telephone..

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Yours faithful
JOHN LOZN
EURO MILLION LOTTERY CYBER ANALYST.
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