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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.
  • +447023055144 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031820462 (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.
  • agentdaniels02@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Edwin McDaniels" <agentdaniels02@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: agentdaniel02@yahoo.de
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:28:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT PAYING BANK/REF NUMBER: ONLOTPRO/315689B2/909


Attn:

Ref Number: ONLOTPRO/315689B2/909,
Batch Number: 892/ABC/6729/2006


In Reciept of your Mail.

We would like to inform you that your Requested Informations have been processed and verified and as such you have been chosen as One of our Lucky Winners in the Microsoft Online Lottery Promotions to Claim the Sum of $4,350,000 (Four Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand USD) in cash credited to File ONLOTPRO/8292648506/2006.

Please find Below the contact of our Paying Bank where you Winnings is currently deposited;

Lloyds Online Banking Operations Plc.
Mr.Mark Davies,
Office Line: (0) 871 474 3201
Mobile Lines: (0) 700 580 9453, (0)703 184 1494,
Fax: (0) 709 287 8849
Email: info@lloydsonlinebankingplc.co.uk

You are advised to contact them immediately for the necessary Advice as regards the Activation and Transfer of your Lottery Winnings to your Bank Account.


Congratulations, Once again from all Members of Staff.
Yours' Faithfully,

Mr.Edwin McDaniels.
Email: agentdaniels02@yahoo.de
Office Tel: +44-702-305-5144, 702-406-1047, 702-406-1045,
DirectTel: + 44-703-182-0462, 703-182-0403,
Fax: +44-709-286-8417.



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