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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims office" (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.
  • +447023057927 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • agencypextrust@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:40:31 +0100
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.


FROM THE DESK OF PROMOTIONAL MANAGER
EURO MILLION LOTTERY ONLINE LUCKY PROGRAM
(EUROMILLIONAWARD2008)
YOU HAVE WON 950,000.000 EUR !
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on 6th July, 2008. This is a millennium
scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you
do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.
If this email reach you,please contact the under listed claims officer
for identification/verification and the eventual release of your money con=
tacts ;
ApexTrust Agency United Kingdom
Mr Philp Johnson
Address: 236 London Rd
City. Romford, Essex
zip code; RM7 9EL
Phone:+447023057927, 703184601,8704900265
E-mail:agencypextrust@yahoo.co.uk
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Your email address attached to ticket star number (04-08) drew the
Euro Million lucky numbers 04-19-26-27-30 which consequently won the draw
in the Second category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
payout of prize of E950,000.00 EUR (Nine hundred and fifty thousand euro o=
nly) in cash credited to
the following digit information below:
(1) Ticket No: 045-086
(2) Serial No: 5162212
(3) Batch No: EULO/2907/444/908/08
4) Reference No: ESM/WIN/008/09/10/MA
(5) lucky No: 04-19-26-27-30
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.
Mrs lisa mark.
Euro Million National Sec.


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