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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:

• 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.
  • +34627747095 (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.
  • claimreleaseoffice@yahoo.es
  • easeoffice@yahoo.es
  • seoffice@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: "release202@terra.es" <release202@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 21:35:26 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,


FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/07 FILE NUM: 14256/02/07
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

This is to inform you of the release of our 2007 E-MAIL PROMOTIONS in which=
e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by the Internet. =
Eighteen email addresses were selected and you are lucky to be amongst them=
therefore making you one of winners of the sum of =E2=82=AC I,500,000.00 e=
uro (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in this category and you are =
to contact our Financial Controller with the information below for clearanc=
e.

LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA PROMOTIONS
MR DENNIS COLE
Tel: +34 627-747-095
Email to: claimreleaseoffice@yahoo.es

In respect to claims, you are to forward the following details to (claimrel=
easeoffice@yahoo.es)to enable him clear your file for immediate payment:

1. FILE NUMBER:
2. BATCH NUMBER:
3. REFERENCE NUMBER:
4. AMOUNT WON:
5a. FULL NAME :( MR/MRS)
b TEL/FAX NUMBER (Office, Home and Mobile )
6. CITY/COUNTRY:
7 ADDRESS :( HOME AND OFFICE)
8 OCCUPATION/ORGANIZATION:
9. POSITION:
10. DATE OF BIRTH:
11. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
Congratulation once again.=20

MRS. MARIA LORENZO :
CALL FOR CONFIRMATION: +34-627747095 ATTN: MR DENNIS COLE EMAIL: claimrelea=
seoffice@yahoo.es=20





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