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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:
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • netcasino2@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dalemellor-3 Dalemellor-3 <dalemellor-3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:45:20 +0100
Subject: From: Mrs. Dale Mellor.



From: Mrs. Dale Mellor.CASINO FREE AWARD C/AIPERCINES 9, 28830 SAN FEMANDO DE HENARES MADRID ESPAÑA

Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that your Email Address attached to a Ticket Number:31987977 has won the prize Sum of: Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros (550,000.00) Euros, in an Email Casino free award promotion. Held in the-Espana.Docontact to file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: Prize Processing Officer Casino Award AgencyContact Person: Richard Halbert,Tel: + 34-635-112-356Email: netcasino2@aim.com
WINNING INFORMATIONS: PROMOTION DATE: 20, August 2007
Ref Number: 67218/501-4242/ES, Batch Number: 612775428-SP/2007 LUCKY NO: 40/23/44/72/90

Please note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your legal back up and legalization of certificate of deposit document in court, All winnings must be claimed not later than 30 days,

Congratulations!!
Sincerely Yours,Mrs. Dale Mellor.

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