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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • email-michaelpin2005@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: susankim600@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:53:29 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNER -[Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:53:29 +0000]

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Category A Prize Winner
CONGRATULATIONS

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the NLF ONLINE
International Lottery programs that entered your email addresses
amongst other
addresses for the international lottery programs conducted by NLF
ONLINE.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
27511465896-6410 with serial number 3772-510 drew lucky numbers
7-14-88-23-31-45, which consequently won in the 1st category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 800,000.00 (EIGHT
hundred
thousand United States Dollars) from a total sum of USD $3,800,000.00
shared amongst the first 5 lucky winners entered in their category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individuals email addresses
and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place
every year. This lottery was promoted by some software corporation to
compensate some few individuals with website and email addresses. After
the Microsoft anti-various incident on August 2003.
However, you have automatically qualified to take part in our next year
USD5 million international lottery programs.
To file for your claim now, please contact transglobe trust finance
Agency lottery Agent. Mr. MICHAEL PIN: EMAIL-michaelpin2005@myway.com
Please provide him with your 6 digit numbers 8, 3, 7, 9, 5, 2 and your
password RRTAz15. You are also advised to provide him with the under
listed information as soon as possible:
1. Name in full:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone/Fax:
If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to
keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid
fraudulent
claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
congratulations once again!
Sincerely yours,
MRS SUSAN KIM
LOTTERY COORDINATOR.


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