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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:
  • "claims agent" (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)
  • "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.
  • +447035924022 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: freelottopromo8@aol.com
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:49:43 GMT
Subject: RRA:12058006/08




FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION=3A
P O Box 4559
Liverpool=2C L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

WINNING NOTIFICATION
The United Kingdom FREELOTTO EMAIL PROMO wishes to inform you that the r=
esults of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Gre=
at Britain held on the of 20TH OF NOVEMBER 2008=2EYour mail =


account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of =242=2C000=
=2C000=2E00 (Two Million United State Dollars)=2E in cash credited to fi=
le REF NO=2E REF=3AUKL/74- A0802742008=2EYou are the number two winner =


among the FIVE(5) international winners in this category=2E

To begin your claim=2C please contact your Claims Agent=3A

Mr=2E Brisson Gary Jr

Tel=3A +4470359 24022

Email=3A freelottopromo8=40aol=2Ecom

Note below your winning details=3A
Ticket N=3F=3A 22-1356-4096-988
Serial N=3F=3A A069-07
Lucky N=3F=3A 12-13-21-26-32-39 Bonus-17
File REF N=3F=2E=3A UKL/74-A0802742008
BATCH N=3F=2E=3A 2008UKL-01

Provide him with these following details with which he will begin the pr=
ocessing of your =


winnings=2E

Full Names=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Address=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Age=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Country=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Occupation=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Telephone=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Sex=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=


Faithfully=2C
Kevin J=2E Aronin=2E
Copyright =A9 1995-2008
The FREELOTTO National Lottery Inc=2E All rights
reserved=2E Terms of Service - Guideline=2E

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