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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:
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +31619253901 (Netherlands, 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.
  • payingbank01@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • remit_dept01@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Winx Lotto International Promo <winxpromo_001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: remit_dept01@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:09:32 +0000
Subject: Winx Lotto Promo Int.



Winx Lotto Promo Int.
Postbus 2054,1260GB Gravestein
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This is to inform you that your e-mail Address attached to a Ticket-
Number 78432092150 with Prize-Number 59918/UK have won you a
consulation cash prize of Euros 1,000.000.00 (One Million Euros
Only).
For due processing of your winning claim, please contact our paying
bank with your Name, Telephone /Fax numbers, Occupation, Age and
Nationality.
*************************************************
Contact person: Mr. Jeff Smith,
(International Remittance Department).
Email: payingbank01@yahoo.de
remit_dept01@yahoo.de
Tel: +31-619-253-901
Fax: +31-847-443-170
*************************************************
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you
for
being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of Eighteen is automatically
disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Greg Benjamin.
Promotions Coordinator.
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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam