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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • 0032484641251
  • 01132484641251
• 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.
  • euromililo008@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kfjgijhgoph oihojhooj <sonnen9@web.de>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:28:54 +0200
Subject: YOUR TICKET NUMBER/ YOU HAVE WON!




YOUR TICKET NUMBER/ YOU HAVE WON!
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CONTACT MR. David Ter mont
FROM:EUROMILLION LOTTOINTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: TL/0834/20/12
BATCH:75/111/IBS
Dear Winner,
Following official publication of results of the Email electronic on line Sweepstakes organized by the Euromillionlotto corporation, the Slide circular award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.), held on the 11th of April. 2008.in [http://2008.in/] Brussels Belgium, wherein your electrononic email address
emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1stcategory and therefore attracted a cash award of 1,000,000 Dollars (One million Dollars only),
We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more
information concerning the verification processing and eventual payment of t he above prize to you. It is important to note you that your award information was released today with the following particulars attached to it.
(I) Reference Number:TL/0834/20/12
(ii) Ticket Number: TC655/11/22
(iii)Batch Number: 75/111/IBS
(iv)Lucky Number: 3-10-29-44-48
PRIZE CLAIM NO:BGHFILA.32SP
(v)Award: Number:TL 22/15409
Please contact the claim agents withing 5 working days to facilitate the release of your prize,
You are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence addressed to the processing agents.

CONTACT NAME: MR.David Ter mont
CITY/: Brussels,
Country: Belgium
TEL:+ 0032-484-641-251 or 01132-484-641-251<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

Email: euromililo008@aim.com [http://us.f421.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=euromililo008@aim.com] <o:p></o:p>

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Dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.Rememer, all winning must be claimed not later than than 16th of May 2008. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch umber in all correspondence. Once again on<o:p></o:p>



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