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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • europeanagency2007@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: European Million Lottery Promotion <europeanagencia2007@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:00:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Ott. Koch Have Won


Dear Ott. Koch Have Won
We are pleased to inform you of the result of our computer random selection for the EURO MILLION LOTTERY AWARD. held on the 18th of August, 2007 which is part of our promotional draws.

Participants were selected through a computer Ballot system drawn from 5,000 Emailaddresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.

Your Email address attached to ticket number number (Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990 ) with serial number Serial No: MUOTI/82536 drew the EUROMILLION Lucky numbers Lucky No: 10-23-44-72-80, which consequently won, the draw for the lump sum of $9 50,000.00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand dollars.Only).Please endeavor to donate not less than 10% of your winning to any intternationally recognized charity homes closer to you so that a lot of the less privilege once can feel our contribution.

You are advised to contact our registered claim officer, Dr. Smith Gonzalez; he will instruct you on how to claim your star-prize.His details is stated below:

National Trust Agency
Dr.Smith Gonzalez
Address: Avda .Del Petroleo 222 Polig
Madrid Spain.
E-mail:europeanagency2007@yahoo.es

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Christie Bokma.
(Zonal Co-ordinator)

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