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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 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.
  • +447031960822 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: SUKHBIR GREWAL <grewal.9@osu.edu>
Reply-To: capitaltrustmanagement@inMail24.com
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 13:58:32 +0100
Subject: Euro Millions International Lottery

=3CP=3EEuro Millions International Lottery=3CBR=3EPO BOX 1010=3CBR=3ELiv= erpool=2E=3CBR=3EL70 1NL=2E =3C/P=3E =3CP=3EPrize Reference Number=3A EMIL/838/CHA20E=3C/P=3E =3CP=3EDear Winner=2C =3C/P=3E =3CP=3EWe gladly announce to you the draw of the 2008 Euro Millions Inte= rnational lottery Draw=2C in which you have emerged as a winner=2E =3CBR= =3EYour Winning details are attached to Draw number=3A 838 and drew the = lucky numbers 3=2C11=2C15=2C22=2C31=2C43 and bonus ball 7 making you our= =3CBR=3E50th jackpot winner=2E You have therefore been approved to clai= m a total sum of =A31=2C800=2C000 credited to file Ref number EMIL/838/C= HA20E=2E=3CBR=3EDetails of your prize winning have been forwarded to our= Capital Trust Management=2C UK=2E Capital Trust Management shall conclu= de all =3CBR=3Edue payment diligence of your total gains=2E=3CBR=3EConse= quently=2C you are advised to immediately contact our nominated broker f= or your prize payment on the following information=2E=3C/P=3E =3CP=3ECapital Trust Management(UK)=3CBR=3ETel=3A +447031960822=3CBR=3EF= ax=3A +447092024411=3CBR=3EEmail=3Acapitaltrustmanagement=40inMail24=2Ec= om=3C/P=3E =3CP=3EYou are strongly advised to keep your winning coordinates private= to avoid unscrupulous double claims=2E You are now directed to contact = =3CBR=3Ethe above named broker only within 14days of receipt of this awa= rd notification to avoid the prize winning being nullified with the foll= owing =3CBR=3Epre-payment authentication information namely=2C your full= names=2Cage=2C telephone number=2Cprofession=2Cprize winning reference = number and country =3CBR=3Eof residence=2E=3C/P=3E =3CP=3EFinally=2C you are advised to contact your payment agent only=2E = You are to forward all enquiries to Capital Trust Management as any feed= back to =3CBR=3Eour office will not be attended to=2E=3C/P=3E =3CP=3EYours faithfully=2C =3C/P=3E =3CP=3ESUKHBIR GREWAL=3CBR=3EPublicity Officer =3CBR=3EEuro Millions Int= ernational=2E =3C/P=3E =3CP=3E*****************************************************************= *******=3CBR=3EPrivacy Notice=3A This email message=2C including any att= achments=2C is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) an= d may contain information that is =3C/P=3E =3CP=3Eprivileged=2C confidential and prohibited from unauthorized discl= osure under applicable law=2E If you are not the intended recipient of t= his message=2C any =3C/P=3E =3CP=3Edissemination=2C distribution or copying of this message is stric= tly prohibited=2E If you received this message in error=2C please notify= the sender by reply email =3C/P=3E =3CP=3Eand destroy all copies of the original message=2E=3CBR=3E=3C/P=3E

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