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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.
• 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.
  • +31626674559 (Netherlands, prepaid 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.
  • enquiry@mistersporty.com
  • legaldept@mistersporty.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mistersporty Incorporation <automailer02@mistersporty.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 17:55:33 +0200
Subject: The Mistersporty Incorporation Worldcup Offer 2006


The Mistersporty Incorporation
Rambrantplein 1223, 2AD
Den Haag, The Netherlands.
E: Mail: enquiry@mistersporty.com
Tele: +31-626-674-559
Fax:+31-84-721-7876

The management of Mistersporty Incorporationis glad to announce to the world the giving away of the sum of THREE MILLION EUROS to 40 lucky email addresses all over the world. This promotion is in appreciation of our International Support in the World Cup Championship 2006 in Germany and the correspondent capital Profit in the stock market, which was far beyond our projected quarterly earnings. It is also to Mark the Uboot Incorporation is over 20 years of co-operate existence.
Please be informed that all winners in this program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 500,000 companies and individual e-mail addresses database.

Your email address happened to be one of the lucky winner of € 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros ) among the Forty email addresses chosen. For all our international winners the value of the amount comes to (€3,000.000.00 ) Three Million Euros.
In other to claim your € 1,000,000.00 prize, you will have to fill the space below and send it back to us for verification and then you will be inform on how your won €1,000,000.00 will be send to you.
NAME:
AGE:
SEX
ADDRESS
EMAIL:
PHONE No.:
OCCUPATION:
COMPANY:
COUNTRY:
REF: PC 8679 DS 214:
WINNING CODE:PUP 002321
Please you are advised to complete the form and send back to us for prompt collection. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of age. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments,if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs Victoria Bushman (Secret.)

To file for your claim,please contact our legal department.

MR.Davide GERALD

legaldept@mistersporty.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam