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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (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 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.
  • sandraherrera@lycos.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CONGRATULATIONS" <onlae100winner@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 07:27:29 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT!!!



ONLAE PROMOTION BV,
Paseo de Habana 28-35,
Postcode 31245,
Marbella, Spain.
www.onlae.com
REF No: OL642857301/09ES
BATCH: OLAES78095

Dear E.vande.houwen,

RESULTS FOR JUNE CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
In view of the yearly sweepstake of the Onlae Group organization held on the 28th of June,2006.It is my pleasure to inform you that your e-mail or your company e-mail address attached to the above Ref and Batch Numbers with ticket Number onl/ 09-13-25-28-43 with serial number 119034/05 drew the lucky numbers: 29-9-21-11-31-8 came up in the Category "A" draw.
This invariably means that you have emerged as the prize recipient in the "A" category with an allocated sum of Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Five Hundred and Ten Euros Twenty Four Cent (_760.510.24). Be informed that all participants were selected from a random computing ballot system.
This sweepstake is sponsored by a group of corporate organizations and governmental parastatals drawn from major countries in the World.
To begin your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
*************************************************************
Mr's. Sandra Herrera: E-mail (sandraherrera@lycos.es)
*************************************************************
you will have to Provide her with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Gender:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of Onlae group of lottery .
Faithfully yours'
Mrs. Laura flores
N:B Any body under 15 is automatically disqualified from this program.
WARNING
ANY MAIL RECEIVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION

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