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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +34634088060 (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.
  • infocasinoagenc@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: The Main <mainprovider@web.de>
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:39:00 +0200
Subject: CASINO FREE AWARD




CASINO FREE AWARD
C/AIPERCINES 9, 28830 SAN FEMANDO
DE HENARES MADRID ESPAÑA,

Prize Number: 472-9768ES.

Congratulations!!

This is to inform you that your Email Address attached to a Ticket Number:31987977 has won the prize Sum of: One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros (150,000.00) Euros, in an Email Casino free award promotion. Held in the-Espana.Docontact,

Your email address have been selected as one of the lucky winning address, therefore you have been approved for a lump sum payout of (150,000.00) One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros

your email address is attached to a Ref Number: 46998126739, with Batch Number 472-9768ES.

Please note that you will be required the issurance of your legal back up legalization/ notarization document in court,

to file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: Prize Processing Officer Contact person


(International Remittance Department).
Email: infocasinoagenc@aim.com [mailto:infocasinoagenc@aim.com]
Tel: + 0034-634-08-80-60
(Doris Phillips Lottery Cordinator).




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