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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")
  • "million 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)
  • "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 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.
  • +447024067814 (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.
  • 1rsanders@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ray Hart" <rhart112@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:15:36 +0000
Subject: You have qualify for a Cash Grant....CONGRATULATIONS

Executive Secretary,
Johnnie Walker Charity Foundation Heritage Trust,
23, Mangotsfield, BRISTOL, BS16 9JE,
England.
Ref No: JWCF/765/2006/185
Batch No: 231-967-17-06

Attention:

Notification of Cash Aid.

This is to notify you that you have been selected By the Board of Trustees
of the above International charity organization based in the United Kingdom
to qualify for a Cash Grant/Donation for Business, Economic, social and
Research developments in your community.

The Johnnie Walker Charity Foundation as established 184 years ago by the
Walker family was conceived with the objective of Human Growth and Community
development. In line with the 184 years anniversary program this year the
Johnnie Walker foundation in conjunction with the British Council is giving
out One Hundred Million United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants
to 75 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for
Business development and Social upliftment of their various communities.
These funds are freely given to enhance your business and community
development.

Based on the random selection exercise of millions of Internet and Credit
card users worldwide your name was selected among the lucky recipients to
receive the award sum of US$5,300,000 (Five million,Three Hundred thousand
United States Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Johnnie Walker
Foundation in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament Of the awarded
Grant,USD$3.000.000.00(Three million United States Dollars) is earmarked for
community development in your area of operation and USD$2.300.000.00(Two
million,three hundred thousand United States dollars) will be solely for
business upliftment and growth.

To file for your claims, please contact our fiduciary agent/Executive
secretary below and Provide him with the undermentioned information:

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw/Batch Number above:

Mr. Richard Sanders,
Email: 1rsanders@myway.com
Tel: +44702 406 7814
Fax: +44870 974 3468

Please note that this donations/Grants are administered by a British Bank
and therefore subject to British Laws. On behalf of the Board, kindly accept
our warmest congratulations in advance.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Ray Hart.
(Legal Secretary)

====================================================

OUR Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager
Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden
(Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. Josef V.Erik (Director
International Credit Department), Mrs.Ray Hart (Legal Secretary), Mrs.
Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen
Boer (Chairman), Mr. S.Wang(Executive Secretary).

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