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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euromillion loteria" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • email.infoapexsegurus@aol.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: jhuffman@worthcf.com
Date: 5 Jul 2007 01:25:35 -0000
Subject: Euromillion Loteria Español


Euromillion Loteria Español
Paseo De La Castellana
15-19, 28008 Madrid.
Spain Branch.


Dear Sir/Madam ,


We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting held on 30th of june 2007. This is a Millennium Scientific
Computer Game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional
program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need
to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been approve f or the star
prize of 950:000:00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand U.S DOLLARS Only).
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as
soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:


Dr. Phillip Weeks
Apex Segurus españa
Avda .Del Petroleo 222 Polig
Madrid Spain.
Email.infoapexsegurus@aol.co.uk


Batch No:LF/53/849/HU
Ticket No :UW/83/02/ED
Lucky No: 52/658/95/AS
R ef No:E MSL / 2007/MAR.
Serial No: TM/YR38J/DA


Name:.............................
Age:..............................
Sex:..............................
Address:..........................
Email:............................
Phone:............................
Occupation:.......................
Company:..........................
Country:..........................


Best Regards,
Anita Raynes(Mrs.)
(Group Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam