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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")
• 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.
  • +34667673702 (Spain, 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.
  • winpromotion1@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: informer micro <informer@rmer3.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:44:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FREE LOTTERI NACIONAL


FREE LOTTERI NACIONAL
Calle aberto 1-5a
Madrid Branch, Spain.
Reference numbers: SP6075b0119
Batch numbers:2nd/19734231

website: WWW.FREELOTTO.COM


YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting sweepstake
held on 23th JULY, 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer game in
which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aim to encourage
internet users.Therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your
email address attached to ticket number (11,17,31,35,36,50) drew the lucky
star numbers (7,14,25,101,) in this Batch number:(2nd/19734231) which
consequently won the draw in the Second category. You have been approved
for the star prize of Seven hundred thousand euros
(700.000Euros)CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you
receive your lump prize in your account. This is a protective measure
to avoid double claiming by people you may inform.All winners are expected
to contact our fiduciary agent immediately on receipt of this notification
as all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly completed early
to avoid impersonation arising from the issue of double claiming.Send your
winning ticket numbers, reference numbers, batch numbers, amount won,and
your personal data, to file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent for 2006 email award winnings.

FRANK.ROBERT.....................
Calle aberto 1-5a
Madrid Branch, Spain.
Tel: +34 -667 673 702.
Fax: +34- 911814201
CONTACT PERSON:
MR. FRANK ROBERT
winpromotion1@aim.com

NOTE
clients under the age of 18, are automatically disqualified for
this star prize.sorry for this inconvienence.
CONGRATULATIONS!!once more from all members and staff of this program
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.CHRISTIANA .SORENT.online co-ordinator
NB: The FREELOTTO Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation,The Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers.com, Mckintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies.The FREE LOTTERY internet
draw is so organized to encourage the use of the
internet and computers worldwide.

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting sweepstake
held on 23th JULY, 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer game in
which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aim to encourage
internet users.Therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your
email address attached to ticket number (11,17,31,35,36,50) drew the lucky
star numbers (7,14,25,101,) in this Batch number:(2nd/19734231) which
consequently won the draw in the Second category. You have been approved
for the star prize of Seven hundred thousand euros
(700.000Euros)CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you
receive your lump prize in your account. This is a protective measure
to avoid double claiming by people you may inform.All winners are expected
to contact our fiduciary agent immediately on receipt of this notification
as all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly completed early
to avoid impersonation arising from the issue of double claiming.Send your
winning ticket numbers, reference numbers, batch numbers, amount won,and
your personal data, to file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent for 2006 email award winnings.

FRANK.ROBERT.....................
Calle aberto 1-5a
Madrid Branch, Spain.
Tel: +34 -667 673 702.
Fax: +34- 911814201
CONTACT PERSON:
MR. FRANK ROBERT
winpromotion1@aim.com

NOTE
clients under the age of 18, are automatically disqualified for
this star prize.sorry for this inconvienence.
CONGRATULATIONS!!once more from all members and staff of this program
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.CHRISTIANA .SORENT.online co-ordinator
NB: The FREELOTTO Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation,The Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers.com, Mckintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies.The FREE LOTTERY internet
draw is so organized to encourage the use of the
internet and computers worldwide.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam