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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 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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • ",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 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.
  • +447031828966 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031829657 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?Mrs.=20Ing=20Chuny=20Liu?=" <mrs.ingc@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: mrsingchunyliu2@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:33:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:mrs.ingc@yahoo.com.co



- 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 719-266-1319, with serial number 902-66 drew the lucky numbers 05,12,30,11,17,43 and Bonus number 10, 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 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) 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 tegory.CONGRATULATIONS!!!.Please be informed that your won fund of the sum of US$500,000.00 is now with the payee center. Contact your agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your winning under your full names. Together with the port where your winning car should be ship to.To begin your claim, please call or send an email immediately to your clams agent / online consultant:MR MARK WILLIAMS,Foreign Services Manager,Linux Security &TrustmpanyLondon.Tel:+44-703-182-8966Tel /Fax: +44-703-182-9657Email:markwilliams1945@live.com NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please quote your winning informations. 1. Full name,2. Address / contact number,3. Occupation,4. Age, 5. Sex, 6. Nationality, 7. Email, Country of Orgin,Country of Residence/work,Send above information in your correspondences with your claims agent / online consultant. Congratulations once again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Sincerely , Mrs. Ing Chuny Liu,Online Corordinator.

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