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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:
  • "toyota car promotions" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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 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.
  • toyotamanagement@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Toyota New Year Lottery" <toyotamanagement@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:56:20 +0100
Subject: **** PRIZE AWARD ****


The Lottery Department
Toyota Car Promotions
Haandvaerkervej 8,1
DK-9000 Aalborg
CVR-nr. 25554493

PRIZE...AWARD

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a
cash prize of £2,600,000.00 (Two Million Six Hundred
Thousand Great British Pounds)and a brand new toyota
car (Toyota Prius) International programs held on the
24th November 2005 in the London Uk.

The selection process was carried out through random
selection in our computerized email selection
system(ess) from a database of over 350,000 email
addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Toyota car Lottery is approved by the British
Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The
International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).
This promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind
and we intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to
contact your claims officer through our accredited
Prize Transfer agents as stated below:

Mr.Tony Haunt.
E-mail: toyotamanagement@yahoo.co.uk (free email address)

When contacting him, please provide him with your
secret in code x7pwyz2005 and your Ref Nr:
PBL/CN/6654/CP. (not so secret, click on the code)You are also advised to
provide him
with the under listed information as soon as possible:


Claims Requirements:

1.Name in full:--------------------------------------

2.Address:---------------------------------------------

3.Nationality:----------------------------------------

4.Age:--------------------------------------------------

5.Occupation:--------------------------------------

6.Phone/Fax:---------------------------------------

7.Present Country:-------------------------------

If you do not contact your claims agent within 7
working days of this notification,your winnings would
be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning
details/information from the public to avoid
fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim
by Winner.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards
Mr Tony Haunt
Lottery Manager

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