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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.
• 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.
  • wilcoxpayout@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info@promo.org
Reply-To: wilcoxpayout@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:06:56 -1000
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WAS SELECTED FOR THIS YEAR PROMO

Your ticket number: 023-0148-790-459 with Serial number 5368/05 drew
the lucky number:67-55-28-52-16 We are pleased to notify you that your
email address emerged as a winner in our promotional lotto sweepstakes
and as a result you have been granted the lump sum payout of
(500.000.00(G.B.P)which is equivalent to ($917,956.00 USD).
Contact
Mr willians wilcox
EMAIL wilcoxpayout@gmail.com
You are to forward the following details to enable us clear your file
for immediate payment.
Fullname:______________Address:___________Age:_______
Sex:_______tel:_______________
Country:_______________occupation_____________
Amount won:________

FREE LOTTO INT

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