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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:

• 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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +34692486797 (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.
  • sabadelltrust01@yahoo.es
  • sabadelltrust@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sabadelltrust remittance <sabadelltrust01@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:20:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION


Attn:Winner,


We received your mail,please you are required to complete the informations bellow so as to enable us start the processing of your award winning prize money and the paying bank will then contact you on how they are going to make the transfer of your prize money to your designated bank account or cheque.

1.Full name
2.Address
3.Country of Residence
4.Tel and fax number
5.Occupation
6.Sex
7.Age
8.Marital status
9.E-Mail address
10.Amount won

Once again congratulations!!!
Best regards.
Dr. Pauly Anderson
(Foreign service manager)
Sabadell Trust Seguros
Email:(sabadelltrust01@yahoo.es)(sabadelltrust@aim.com)
Tel:+34 692 486 797
Fax:+34 940 468 648

NOTE:Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your winning Prize have been remitted into your nominated account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.





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Sé un Mejor Amante del Cine
¿Quieres saber cómo? ¡Deja que otras personas te ayuden!.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam