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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +31625286337 (Netherlands, 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.
  • infodrawss@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: gloria blaze <blazega21@web.de>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:44:15 +0200
Subject: You Won Ref Number (4226119)..




You Won Ref Number (4226119)..*
EASYDRAW AGENCY
HEAD OFFICE:
STADIONPLEIN 16-19,
1043 EK, AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS*<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

This is to notify you that your Email Address attached to a Ticket*
Number(106012) has won an Award Sum of 750.000 Euros
(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros)
In an Email Sweepstakes program held on the 12th of July 2007.*<o:p></o:p>

Do contact the Details below for the Claim*
EASYDRAW LOTTERIJ AGENCY
MR :Mike David
Tel:+31-625-286-337
Contact Email :(* infodrawss@aol.com [http://us.f529.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=infodrawss@aol.com]<o:p></o:p>

WINNING INFORMATIONS*
Ref Number (4226119),Serial Number 176087, lucky Numbers12426765,
Batch Number EU75011*<o:p></o:p>

Please you are ask to forward to Claim Agent the*
information below
1)YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAx
3) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
4) YOUR AGE
5) YOUR NATIONALITY*<o:p></o:p>

Congratulations!<o:p></o:p>

SINCERLY YOURS,*
MRS.LAURA GATE
THE PROMOTIONAL CO-ORDINATOR..*<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>



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