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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +2347035161303
• 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.
  • davidmailkclaimagent@rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ya.claimdepartment@yahoo.com.ar
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:25:53 +0100
Subject: Congratulations***Your Email Address Has Won A Prize*


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*Welcome! You're in.*
(Are You Ready To Claim?) *Yahoo! Mail makes staying in-touch simple
(and benefit).*
*We are happy to inform you that you have won a
prize money of Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) for
the month of NOVEMBER/DECEMBER lottery promotion which is organized by
YAHOO!. girl
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*That's all for now. So To Begin Your Claims, **you are required to forward
him with the following details: **

1.Full Name:
2.Country Of Origin:
3.Present Address:
4.Sex /Date of Birth/ Age:
5.Occupation:
6.Telephone Number:
7.Fax Number(If Any):
8.Marital Status:*
*
**Kindly Contact The Fiduciary Agent For Your Prize to Mr. David Mailk at
his e-mail address stated below.

**E-Mail: davidmailkclaimagent@rocketmail.com
**Contact Number: +234-703-516-1303

*Without Any Further Delay. Otherwise Your Prize Will Be Returned Unclaimed
To Our National Headquarters In Holland And Will Be Donated To Charity
Homes.
*Your Information*
Dream number...Lwh 8892428
Ticket/Lotto number...Lwh 27 522 465 896 6453,
Lotto number...Lwh 03 19 31 32 36 40 43
Serial number...Lwh 3/772/554
Category...2nd


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