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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • hamvaocseguros@aim.com
  • h@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: INFO MAIL <mailinfo_04@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:23:32 +0200
Subject: YOUR E_MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON



(Yahoo! News - Lottery) Messenger Yahoo! Lottery Results You won €1.000.000.00! Yahoo! Mail congratulates you!


Yahoo! Mail announce you as one of the 5th lucky winners in the ongoing Yahoo Lottery Draw of the year 2007.

All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada , Australia , United States , Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually,consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of ( €1. 000.000.00 Euros) This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies and the WORLD BANK as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our Spainsh representative office in Madrid Spain, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of ( €1.000.000.00 Euros) will be released to you from this regional branch office in Madrid.

*HAMVAOC SEGUROS S.L MADRID SPAIN *Foreign Operation Department.National De SegurosAvda. Alberto Aguilera 54-65 28015 Madrid, Spain CLAIMS AGENT MR,VENUS WILLIAME-mail: hamvaocseguros@aim.com [mailto:H@aim.com] You are to send the completed verification form below to the our Agent in the Madrid Spain whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!! HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your identification numbers.
Batch number: ....................12115-04/SZReference number: ...................RN/0999/171ESP lucky numbers: ........................... 9-13-21-30-31-44 1. FULL NAME2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN3. PRESENT ADRESS.4. DATE OF BIRTH5. OCCUPATION6. TELEPHONE NUMBER6. FAX NUMBER 7. MARITAL STATUS8. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER.9.MODE OF PAYMENT
NOTE: Please Endeavour To Choose Your Mode Of Payment:
1. Bank Transfer.
2. Courier Delivery.
3 PICK UP CASH *YOUR ARE NOW BEING ADVISED TO CALL THE TELEPHONE NUMBER BELOW TO TRACK YOUR PAYMENT ON LINE WORLD BANK TELEPHONE BANKING SYSTEM THE WORLD BANK BANKERS BANK FUND CONFIRMATION UNIT IN SWITZERLAND**/THE WORLD BANK FUND CONFIRMATION UNIT/**TEL: 0041 -445801493 ext. 4 / FAX: 0041-43-430-21-02 **LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD DEPOSIT ACCOUNT TRACKING NUMBER IS: 784285* CONTACT YOUR AGENT ABOVE MR.VENUS WILLIAMFor security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-selected winner or unofficial personnel.

Yours Sincerely,
[http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/_xjavascript:Zoom(290075)]

DR. JUAN,CARLOSLOTTO CO-ORDINATOR.
The Yahoo.com [http://yahoo.com/] staff
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