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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447786002697
  • +34663601623 (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.
  • jahughes.es@personal.ro
  • jahughes@personal.ro
  • helpdesk@freelottouk.zzn.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Box loto <ssolicitors@personal.ro>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:06:39 +0100
Subject: Congratulations you have won!!!



INTERNATION BOX LOTTO RESULTS
Dear Lucky Winner,
Congratulations you have won!!!

Draw no.1138

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded end of year final draws of International Internet Lottery programs. The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 10,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search around the world from the internet. Please know that there are no ticket sales for this promotion. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the category "A" with the following:

Ref Number: 3514933732
Batch Number: 26371545886
Lottery email Number: 01 19 20 32 42 46 49
Lottery award: $655,990.00


Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, verifications.

Category A Winners:
Barrister Dramanou Drame
Legal/Financial Consultant
J A HUGHES SOLICITORS
70 De Tarvista
Madrid City
Spain
Tel Number: +34-66-360-16-23
Fax Number: +34-91-291-97-12
email: jahughes.es@personal.ro

Category B Winners:
Mr David Robinson
Legal/Financial Consultant
7 Bradenham Place
Penarth
Vale Of Glamorgan
United Kingdom
Tel Number: +44-778-6002697
Fax Number: +44-19-1247-5705
email: jahughes@personal.ro



NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days from today.







Copyright © 1994-2006 The Free Lotto International Promotion
helpdesk@freelottouk.zzn.com
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DATA PROTECTION

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We may from time to time use your personal information to update you about any new services that we can offer you.
We may also pass your personal information to third parties (including other lottery sponsors) who we think may offer services, which may be of benefit or interest to you.

THIRD PARTIES: We will only supply your personal identifiable information to any person or organization:
1. Where we need to send the information to get increased sponsorship on behalf of United Kingdom Internet Lottery Promotions
2. Where we are required to forward the information in order to comply to tax authorities or with a regulatory or legal process.

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam