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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +6281213487061 (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.
  • barr_mohammedyasir@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barr_mohammedyasir44@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Award Winner <award_wlotto23@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:51:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 2009 UK, E.A.A.S LOTTO INC)




The International Awareness=20
Promotion Department Of
E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters,
Euro-Afro Asia Sweepstake lottery
Inc.
22 Gaden close,Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP,War Wall London
United Kingdom.
Reference Number: E.A.A.S/2551256003/23
=20
ATTENTION: WINNER:=20
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of ,$US2=
50,000.00 (two Hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars)in cheque. =
held on the 10th of March 2009 in London UK.The selection process was carri=
ed out through random selection in Our computerized email selection system =
your email was selected from (ess) a database of over 21,000 e-mail address=
es drawn from which you were selected,
further more your prize will be released to you by our British regional bra=
nch in asia .
Contact our fiduciary agent in asia to proceed with your claims with one of=
the international courier company were we deposited your prize:
=20
Agents Name: barrister mohammed yasir ESQ
Email: barr_mohammedyasir@hotmail.com or=20
Email; barr_mohammedyasir44@yahoo.com
Telephon +62-81213-487061=20
=20

YOUR ADDRESS HAS WON
=20
VERIFICATION NUMBERS
[1] Ticket number----------AG-544 7443465 L44=20
[2]Serial number----------------------652-662=20
[3]Darw lucky number---------------7181813-05=20
[4]File number---------------------FA1305U-ID.
=20

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:
1. Name:..........................................
2. Address........................................=20
3. Marital Status:................................=20
4. Occupation:....................................=20
5. Age:...........................................=20
6. Sex:...........................................=20
7. Nationality:...................................=20
8. Country of Residence:..........................=20
9. Telephone Number:..............................

Please contact BARRISTER MOHAMMED YASIR in Jakarta Indonesia for your claim=
with the following details below to enable the speedy evaluation and proce=
ssing of your winning.
=20
Congratulations!=20
Mr k Olivia Smith,
Lottery Zonal co-ordinator=20
SINCERELY

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