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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united state 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)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447045705223 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447006053849 (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.
  • contactthefreelottoclaimsoffcer5@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: neacsa gabriela <gabriela_1989nicoleta@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:15:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: hy


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=A0=A0 I recive the following message and I don't know what to do.
Please send me an answer.
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The message is:
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FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.=20
82 VICTORIA STREET VICTORIA LONDON SW1 U.K.=20
Tel: +44 70457 05223=20
Fax: +44-700-605-3849


NOTIFICATION OF WINNING=20

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the recent results of the=
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FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 3th July,2008.Y=
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were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Serial Number: F2-003-036=
and

Batch Number FR/45-300-07. Your email address attached to the ticket number=
: 4-
20-17-52-34-30 that draw the lucky winning number, which consequently won t=
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Daily Jackpot in the first category,in four parts. You have been approved f=
or a

payment of $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dollars) in cash credite=
d to

file reference number: TFR/9900034943/JPT. All participants for the online=
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version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer d=
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system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associatons and co-oporate=
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bodies that are listed online.This email promotion takes place every=20
month.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European=
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booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play co upon. =
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view of this, your $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dollars) would b=
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released to you by our payment office in The London.=20
*********************************************=20
To file for your claim, please contact your fudiciary agent immediately=20
via the email below:=20
Mr.Richard Smith=20
(Freelotto Fiduciary Agent)=20
Email :contactthefreelottoclaimsoffcer5@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 70457 05223=20
Fax: +44-700-605-3849
********************************************=20
Once again congratulations...=20
Cordially,=20
Mr.Robert Hans=20
Online Co-ordinator=20
FREE LOTTO EMAIL PROMO=20
Sweepstakes International Program.=0A=0A=0A

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