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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • nationalconsults@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: gconsult8@voila.fr
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 11:31:01 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WITHIN THE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS


Our heart is overwhelmed with joy to inform you that you are one of the Five lucky winners of the final draw of the year 2007.

In accordance with the world lottery ordnance, you are authorized as the official lottery prize winner to immediately file in for your claims upon receipt of this email.
Your email ID was included among the 500,000 email addresses that were entered for category "A" with the following details:
Batch No: EL ML-800NL.
REF NO: EL XX/559231.
TICKET NO: NL TY64498
SERIAL NO: KUN QM747.
LUCKY NO: 12 22 25 43 46 49.
Note that National Lottery/Camelot will remit prize payout strictly to winners who officially file in for their prize claims. To begin your claim process, you are requested to complete the informations below and forward same to the program coordinator.
Mrs. Lynn Wright
Email: nationalconsults@aim.com
Please complete the informations below:

FAMILY NAMES:
GIVEN NAMES:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
PROFESSION
TELEPHONE:
MOBILE NR:
FAX NR:
BATCH NR: TICKET NR:
REF NR: SERIAL NR:
LUCKY NR:
The above completed informations must be forwarded strictly to the program coordinator:
Mrs. Lynn Wright
Email: nationalconsults@aim.com
Note that your won prize has a value of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Euros for each of the five winners.
Thanks for being part of our programme and once again "Congratulation".
Dr. Jean Karel

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