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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 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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • award-lottor@inbox.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ANNA LEMMES <bigdoo@bigstring.com>
Reply-To: award-lottor@inbox.com
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:30:07 +0100
Subject: SPANISH ''Online Cyber Lottery'' AWARD WINNER


''Online Cyber Lottery''
Plaza de las Cortes, 19
Zip Code: 28014 Madrid-Espa=F1a.
Ref NO: OCL 9590 OG 0612
Batch NO: 563881545-SP/06/07/IPD

Attn Lucky Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER ONLY
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the last final annual draw of =
our Lottery International Programs.
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of =
35,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an =
advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were =
sold. CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as a winner =
in the category "A" with the following numbers attached Ref .Number: OCL 9590 =
OG 0612, Batch Number: 563881545-SP/2006 and Ticket Number: PP 3502 /8707-01 =
You are therefore to receive a cash prize of =80 915, 810,00 (NINE HUNDRED =
AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND,EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS, ONLY) from the total =
payout. CONGRATULATIONS!!!. Your prize award has been insured with your =
e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, =
statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised to =
contact our Certified and Accredited claims agent for category "A" winners =
with the information below: E-mail Address: { award-lottor@inbox.com}
BANK NAME: BANCO SANTANDER DE ESPA=D1A.
Name: FREDRICO LUCAS
Phone: +3466-691-778-7

Email: { award-lottor@inbox.com}
You are advice to provide him with the following information:
1. NAME IN FULL:
2. ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. SEX
6. OCCUPATION:
7. PHONE/FAX:
8. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
9. EMAIL ADDRESS:
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 7 days, thereafter =
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your =
reference information in all correspondence. You are to keep all Lotto =
information confidential, especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This =
is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).Members of =
the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this =
program. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our =
Agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being =
part of our promotional program.

Yours Faithfully,
ANNA LEMMES
Lottery Co-ordinator.
Thank you and congratulations!!!

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