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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")
• 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.
  • gary_canadianlottoag@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Canadian Lottery \(Lotto lore\)" <safa2010lotto_1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: gary_canadianlottoag@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:04:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD$820,000 in Cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04.

Nottingham shire NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
15/12/2008
Winning notification
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the result of the
National Lotto 6/49 lottery draws held ,
december 14th, 2008 - Lotto 6/49,in Essex United
Kingdom and Ontario, Canada. All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Website through
computer draws system and extracted from over
10,000,00 companies and personal e-mail
addresses. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
B9564 7560 4545 100 with serial number 046560
drew the winning - Lotto 6/49 2 9 26 44 47 49
Bonus 34
You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of USD$820,000 in Cash credited to
file EAAL/9080118308/04.
Our London agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you contact their office. To file for
your claim, please contact our corresponding
agent in London immediately you read this
message for quick and urgent release of your
fund,

Contact information is as follows:
Name: Mr. Gary Smith
Email: gary_canadianlottoag@yahoo.co.jp
You are required to send to our judicial claims
agent the following information's below.
* Full Names...........................
* Full Contact Address............
* Occupation..........................
* Age & Sex...........................
* Nationality...........................
* Telephone...........................

Winners Note:No body has the right to touch,
tamper or Deduct any money whatsoever from your
won prize not even the Authorized paying Bank.Be
Ware!!!
Yours Sincerely,

Mr Joseph Anderson

Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914



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