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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "e.a.a.s " (no such lottery exists)
  • "euro - afro asia sweepstakes lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
  • "route de rufisque" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +628567645997 (Indonesia, probably a mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barrister_ahmed_musa@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • rrister_ahmed_musa@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: amina.philip <amina.philip@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:28:47 +0700
Subject: WINNING NOTICE.(CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON $250,000,00USD LOTTERY AWARD).............


*Lucky Drop International Promotion *
*E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters,*
*Euro - Afro Asia Sweepstakes Lottery Inc.
Customer Service, 580 N.Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 85914,*
*An Affiliate of Charity International.*
*Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque,*
*I.P.P Award Department,*
*Amsterdam Holland.*
* **Dear Sir/Madam,
*
**
*We happily announce to you the draw of 2008 Euro-Afro Asia Sweepstakes
Lottery International Program held on the IST OF JANUARY 2009 in
AmsterdamHolland.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
577-744-3465-E77 with serial number: 652-662 and draw lucky number:
7181813-05 which subsequently won you lottery in the 2nd category of file
number: FA1305U-ID. Batch Number.0952k Reference Number.02-OH-06 You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$250,000.00 ( (Two hundred
and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in **Cheque.

All participants in this lottery program were selected randomly through a
computer ballot system, drawn from 85.000.000 individual email addresses
from all search engines.Your e-mail address was picked by the automated
computer ballot system, which has been programed for this random selection.
This has eventually qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program
takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities, Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc.With the
support of European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the
use of Internet and computers worldwide.*
**
*Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian
representative's booklet in JAKARTA INDONESIA as indicated in your file
number: FA1305U-ID. In view of this, your US$250,000.00 Cheque would be
released to you by Our Asian Fiduciary Agent, Our Asian Fiduciary Agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your Cheque as
soon as you contact Barrister Ahmed Musa office in Jakarta Indonesia. *
**
*Please contact BARRISTER AHMED MUSA MD. in Jakarta Indonesia for your claim
with the following details below to enable the speedy evaluation and
processing of your winning. *
**
*1 Name. 2 Home address. 3 Telephone number. 4 Age and
occupation. 5 Ticket number. 6 Serial number. 7 File number. 8 Draw number.*
**
*BARRISTER AHMED MUSA MD.*
*E.A.A.S Inc. ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT *
*: **barrister_ahmed_musa@hotmail.com*<http://us.f455.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?Toºrrister_ahmed_musa@hotmail.com>
*Tel: +62 8567 645 997, +62 219 2104 096.*
**
*Congratulations!
* *[image: (Photograph)] *
*
*
*Mrs. **Basheera** Abubakar
**Zonal Co_ordinator(holland Lottery Inc).*
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*
**
*WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM*
* WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA* *First Name.: * *
*Middle Name.: *
*Last Name.: ****


*Gender.: MaleFemale *


*Month Of Birth.: Month January Febuary March April MayJune JulyAugust
September October November December*
*Day: Day1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31*
*Year: *


*Marital Status.: Single Married Divorced*
*Nationality.: ****
*Religion.: *
*Occupation.: *

*Address 1.: ****
*Address 2.: *
*City.: ****
*State/Province.: ****
*Zip Code.:*
* **


*Mobile phone No.: ****
*House Phone No.: ****
*Fax No.: *
*Email Address.: * *eg. username@domainname.com


*WINNING INFORMATION*
*Batch Number.: ** **
*Serial Number.: ** **
*Refrence Number.: ****
This is to verify that the information filled in this *FORM *is a *valid
*particulars of me. *Yes:* *No:*
* Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
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* *For security purposes and clarity we advice that you keep your winning
informations confidential, and not to be disclosed to anyone until your
claim have been fully processed and your winning Cheque delivered to you. BE
WARNED! * **
*Your winning details can only be released to your fiduciary agent who will
commence the process of your winning, This is to avoid wrong and double
claim, it is also part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse
of this program by some unscrupulous element.You are requested to contact
Our Asian Fiduciary Agent in Jakarta Indonesia for your claim.Please
note that all winnings must be claimed not later than one month after the
date of this winning notification.In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications make sure that your winning details are quoted correctly in
all correspondence. *

*We advice that you adhere strictly to these procedures to avoid
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.The above detailed information
will be absolutely necessary to facilitate the process of your winning
Cheque.Once again! please Note that this winning is valid for one month and
failure to issue claims after this period, your Cheque will be automatically
void.
***
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam