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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "high insurance policy" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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.
  • 5fvault@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: gfhb rryer <gf6775@web.de>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:41:30 +0200
Subject: CERTIFIED WINNER




=20


LOTTERIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS=20
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
TICKET NUMBER:A-641983994472
=20
Certified Winner ,
OFFICIAL NOTICE=20
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual fi=
nal draws of the LOTTERIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS. PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT=
draws was conducted on the 29th of September 2007 from an exclusive list =
of 100,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked =
by an advanced automatic random computer ballot search from the internet a=
s part of our international promotions program which we conduct every year=
to encourage internet users.=20
After this automatic computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to seri=
al number 25-6565 drew the lucky numbers 6-14-18-20-33-39 which consequent=
ly emerged you as one of first twenty five (25) lucky winners in this cate=
gory.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 400,000.00 =
(Four Hundred Thousand EURO) in cash credited to file LR/19-CH/4310. This =
is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000.00 (Ten Million) Euro shared amon=
gst the first twenty Five (25) lucky winners in this category.
=20
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for LOTTERIA INTERNA=
TIONAL PROMOTIONS. The estimated 10 million Euro jackpot would be the sixt=
h-biggest in Europe history. The biggest was the 163 million Euro jackpot =
that went to two winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Mi=
llions' predecessor.Your fund is now deposited with our paying agent with =
a high insurance policy.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference and=
Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence wit=
h your paying Agent .Also give them the following informations:-
=20
Full Name and Address
Telephone numbers and fax
Age
Occupation
Number: AD/MC841347/ES23
BATCH No: AD/319256/LIP.
=20
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
=20
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent( Prime=
Vault & Finance Service S:A,) as soon as possible for the immediate relea=
se of your winnings with the above information:=20
:***********************************************
MR. DAVIS MARTINS
Prime Vault & Finance Service Inc,
C/ SAN-alvaro 28076,MADRID-SPAIN
Tel:+34634005104
Email: prime=5Fvault@yahoo.es [mailto:prime=5Fvault@yahoo.es]

Your claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your=
winning prize into your designated bank account.Note that all winning fun=
ds must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds wil=
l be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed.=20
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to=
quote your Reference and Batch numbers in every correspondence with your =
agent.=20
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your cl=
aims agent as soon as possible.
=20
Congratulations once again from all our staffs, and thank you for being pa=
rt of our promotional program.
=20
Yours Sincerely,
=20
MRS DIANA ALONSO.
(CO-ORDINATOR PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT)


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