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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • sabadelltrust@operamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: onelinemailers informailers <onlinemailers@web.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:40:03 +0100
Subject: Euro Million lottery Award 2007.




Euro Million lottery Award 2007.
Attn:Dear Sir/Madam

The recent euro million lottery held on 20th Febuary 2007, your e-mail address has won the draw, with the following digits

(¡) Batch. Nº: EULO/2907/444/908/06.
(¡¡) Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
(¡¡¡) Lucky No: 10-23-44-50-37
(iv) Serial No: MUOTI/82536
(v)Ref. Nº: ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA

So, consequently YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THIS YEARS EURO MILLION LOTTERY.in the 2nd category.You have thereforebeen approved for a lump sum pay out of $ 655,000.00. (Six Hundred And Fifty -Five Thousand United State dollars.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!
Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary agent.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential untill your claim is processed and your money remitted to you.This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell as we have had cases like this before.
Be informed that the deadline to claim your winning prize money is 15th March 2007.

For immediate release of your winning fund please send your Full Name, Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Tel Number and your winning ticket number, reference numbers and amount won for processing of your winning fund to our registered claim agent at address below:
*******************************************************
SABADELL TRUST SEGUROS S.L
Dr.Pauly Anderson
(Foreign Service Manager, Sabasdell Trust Seguros S.L)
Address: Avda .Del Petroleo 222 Polig
Madrid Spain.
E-mail:(sabadelltrust@operamail.com [mailto:sabadelltrust@operamail.com])



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