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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +34693598187 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • josemartinez@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • tinez@sify.com
  • artinez@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:05:45 +0100
Subject: REF: KLNL/190/34NL







REF: KLNL/190/34NL
EUROMILLIONES=C2=A0 SPAIN
PRIZE AWARD DEPT


ATTN: WINNER,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the of the Lotto World Wide=
programs held on the 25th of October 2008.

Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: TKL/9127/06NL with Game Nu=
mber 6298 drew Lucky Numbers; LKL/0675/112 which consequently won. You ha=
ve therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of =E2=82=AC1,000,000:0=
0 (One Million Euro).
CONGRATULATIONS!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn fro=
m over 100.000.00 Company and 1.000.000.00 individual email addresses and=
names from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe North and South Ame=
rica, Oceania and around the world. To file for your claim, please contac=
t our fiduciary agent:

LOTTERIA CLAIMING DEPARTMENT
MR JOSE MARTINEZ
Tel: +34 693598187,FAX: +34940466866
Email to: josemartinez@sify.com

In respect to claims, you are to forward the following details to josemar=
tinez@sify.com for payment approval on you r file for immediate payment:

1. BATCH NUMBER:
2. REFERENCE NUMBER:
3. AMOUNT WON:
4a. FULL NAME :( MR/MRS)
b TEL/FAX NUMBER (Office, Home and Mobile )
5. CITY/COUNTRY:
6. ADDRESS :( HOME AND OFFICE)
7. OCCUPATION/ORGANIZATION:
8. POSITION:
9. DATE OF BIRTH:
10. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
Congratulation once again.=20

=C2=A0
CALL FOR CONFIRMATION: +34 693598187 ATTN: DR. JOSE MARTINEZ EMAIL: josem=
artinez@sify.com
=C2=A0
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remem=
ber to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspond=
ence with us or your agent, furthermore, should there be any change of ad=
dress, do notify your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from all members of our staff and thank you for=
being part of our promotion program.
=C2=A0
Sincerely,
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
DONA RACHEAL MIGUEL

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