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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447092864513 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • sfinancialconsult@yahoo.co.uk
  • 3asfinancialconsult@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Josephine_Francisco-Adri=E1n?=" <jadrian@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: sfinancialconsult@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:26:59 +0100
Subject: Private Message From Pay Pal Raffle Draw(Treat As Urgent).


CENTRAL CLAIM OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM.
80 SILVER WAY NE24JB, 7. , London United
Kingdom.


REF: SR000847
CONGRATULATION SELECTED WINNER,

The Paypal Payback raffle draw conducted in June 2008, the results have just
been released today. And we wish to announce to you that you have been
selected as one of the lucky winners of Paypal promotion draw with a Ticket
No: A0258176X, REF: SR000847 making you the winner of the total Prize of
SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES
DOLLARS($750,000.00).


How do I claim my prize?
All claim will be verified by our agent company, you are therefore require
to send corresponding mail notice for claim to our agent with the
information below, along with your Name Identification, Address and
Telephone Number,Sex and Occupation. Upon confirmation of your status, your
prize fund will made available for payment by our paying banks.

Contact Claim Agent Company: SAVIL FINACIAL CONSULTS LLC
Tel/fax: :+447-0928-64513.
Email:sfinancialconsult@yahoo.co.uk <Email%3Asfinancialconsult@yahoo.co.uk>

Congratulate again and we wish you more chances.

Mrs.Josephine Francisco-Adrián
Europe Organizing Committee
United Kingdom Claim Central Office



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sense of Article 2 of the law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector as
amended (hereinafter the "Law") and is under the prudential supervision of
the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du
Secteur Financier, with registered office in L-1150 Luxembourg.

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