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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "toyota car international promotion program" (no such lottery exists)
  • "toyota fortune lotto" (no such lottery exists)
  • "toyota international lotto" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",500,000" (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)
• 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.
  • richaddonald@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "toyotainformation Gazeta.pl" <toyotainformation@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:32:17 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO (HEADQUARTERS)
Customer Service Department Affiliate of Toyota Japan.
#28 Kanashiwa road Tokyo JP

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today, You are among
the winners of the TOYOTA
CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM participants were selected through a
computer ballot system
drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all
part of the world as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program.

As a result of your visiting various websites we are running the E-business
promotions for. You/Your Company
email address, attached to ticket number 719-226-1319, with serial number
902-66 drew the lucky numbers 5,
12, 30, 11, 17, 43 and Bonus number 12 , Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/ 453L
/GMSA
and consequently you won in the Second Category of the TOYOTA FORTUNE LOTTO
DRAW.

You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of US$500,000.
00 in cash, including a Toyota
car which is the winning present /amount for the Second category winners.
This is from the total prize money
of US$2,650,000.00 shared among the international winners in the Second
category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please be informed that your won fund of the sum of US$500,000.00 is now
with the payee center. Contact our
agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your winning
fund under your full names.
Together with the port where your winning car should be shipped to.

To begin your claim, please call our claim agent or send email immediately
to:-

Certificate Agent, Toyota Email Lotto
Mr.Richad Donald
Email: richaddonald@hotmail.com
Telephone: 008613711431641

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please quote
your

1. Full name
2. Address / contact number
3. Country of origin
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Tel/fax.

Sincerely ,
Mrs. Ing Chunny Liu
Hon Online Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam