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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: info_ffltd@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 15:55:45 +0100
Subject: Euro Millions International Lottery


Euro Millions International Lottery
PO BOX 1010
Liverpool=2E
L70 1NL=2E =


Prize Reference Number=3A EMIL/838/CHA20E

Dear Winner=2C =


We gladly announce to you the draw of the 2008 Euro Millions Internation=
al lottery Draw=2C in which you have emerged as a winner=2E =

Your Winning details are attached to Draw number=3A 838 and drew the luc=
ky numbers 3=2C11=2C15=2C22=2C31=2C43 and bonus ball 7 making you our =

50th jackpot winner=2E You have therefore been approved to claim a total=
sum of =A31=2C800=2C000 credited to file Ref number EMIL/838/CHA20E=2E
Details of your prize winning have been forwarded to our Capital Trust M=
anagement=2C UK=2E Capital Trust Management shall conclude all =

due payment diligence of your total gains=2E
Consequently=2C you are advised to immediately contact our nominated bro=
ker for your prize payment on the following information=2E

Capital Trust Management(UK)
Tel=3A +447031960822
Fax=3A +447092024411
Email=3Acapitaltrustmanagement=40inMail24=2Ecom

You are strongly advised to keep your winning coordinates private to avo=
id unscrupulous double claims=2E You are now directed to contact =

the above named broker only within 14days of receipt of this award notif=
ication to avoid the prize winning being nullified with the following =

pre-payment authentication information namely=2C your full names=2Cage=2C=
telephone number=2Cprofession=2Cprize winning reference number and coun=
try =

of residence=2E

Finally=2C you are advised to contact your payment agent only=2E You are=
to forward all enquiries to Capital Trust Management as any feedback to=
=

our office will not be attended to=2E

Yours faithfully=2C =


SUKHBIR GREWAL
Publicity Officer =

Euro Millions International=2E =


************************************************************************=

Privacy Notice=3A This email message=2C including any attachments=2C is =
intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain i=
nformation that is =


privileged=2C confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure u=
nder applicable law=2E If you are not the intended recipient of this mes=
sage=2C any =


dissemination=2C distribution or copying of this message is strictly pro=
hibited=2E If you received this message in error=2C please notify the se=
nder by reply email =


and destroy all copies of the original message=2E

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