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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:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +34634083923 (Spain, 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.
  • alainroberts@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: infro.euromillones@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:46:56 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?EMAIL=2DLOTTERY=20PROMOTION?=

EMAIL-LOTTERY PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT
EUROMILLIONES LOTTERY

Loterías y Apuestas del Estado

Security No: DPA/FSG/XX07EU
Batch No: Batch No: EUR/688-DPL
Ref No: EURML/717-dpa/3598/EU

Kind Attention: Winner,
We are pleased to inform you the result of the computer random selection
for The EUROMILLIONS LOTTERY (LA PRIMITIVA/Loterías y Apuestas del Estado)
International program held on 10th of December, 2007. Your personal or company
email address, attached to serial number DPA910-77NL drew the lucky numbers
6-9-13-14-35- 3-4, and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.

The email lottery draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 600,000.000
e-mail addresses of individual, companies, and corporate bodies picked by
an advanced automated random computer search ballot system from the Internet.

All participants email addresses were selected through a computer balloting
system drawn from 600,000.000 email addresses from all over the world as
part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted Weekly.
It was a promotional program design to benefit and promote the Internet
usage.

As a result, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
($1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars).in cash credited to file REF NO: EURML/717-dpa/3598/EU
and Batch No: EUR/688-DPL

Also, be informed that your funds have now been deposited and insured with
our affiliate security firm for transfer into your nominated bank account
either by means of wire transfers through any of our correspondent banks
or any other means suitable to you.

We also advise that you keep your winning information very confidential
as our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

To begin your claims, you are urgently requested to contact your claim processing
agent immediately and do quote the following to our Claim Processing Department
as indicated below:
1. Full Names
2. Address:
3. Occupation
4. Telephone and Fax Number(s)
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Dr. Alain Roberts
CLAIM PROCESSING AGENT
Tel: +34 -634-083-923
Email: alainroberts@myway.com
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Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 22nd of February. 2008.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be return to the promotion company.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE
AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF DPA/FSG/XX07EU IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES
WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER.

Congratulation and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


Yours sincerely,
Mrs. sheera Van Der Abdul
(Co-ordinator)


Mrs Sefrina Bell
(Secretary)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam