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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:
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque"
  • "route de rufisque"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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)
• 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 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.
  • barrifranciscambell@yahoo.co.th
  • barrifranciscambell@yahoo.co.th

Fraud email example:

From: "E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters" <lottery_update@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:10:49 +0700
Subject: From E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
FROM: MRS. PATRICIA MARTINS
E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Serv
580 N. Tenth Street
Sacramento, CA 85914
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
an Affiliate of Foundmoney International
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Amsterdam Netherland.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 25th March 2005 in Amsterdam Holland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 577 7443465 L77 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category. 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. This is from a total cash prize of US$2,500,000.00 Dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian booklet representative in Bangkok Thailand as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Thousand United States Dollars) cheque would be released to you by our fudiciary agent in Bangkok Thailand. Our Fudiciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your check as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites,
email adresses and guestbooks through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies. This promotion takes place annually and it is sponsored by Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates to encourage the use of internet and computers world wide. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning informations confidential till your claims is processed and your cheque delivered to your nominated address through an approved delivery officer appointed specially for this program. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: BARRISTER
FRANCIS CAMBELL, Email: barrifranciscambell@yahoo.co.th <mailto:barrifranciscambell@yahoo.co.th>
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact
BARRISTER FRANCIS CAMBELL with the following details

1. Your full names, contact address, age, private telephone/fax number
and occupation.

2. quote your Ticket number in any correspondence with us or our
designated agent.Winners under 18 years of age will be authomatically disqualified.
Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our
special thanks and gratitude to Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of microsoft
and all his associates.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY.

Sincerely,

MRS . PATRICIA MARTINS
EURO AFRO-ASIA Zonal Coordinator

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