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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:
  • "claims office" (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)
  • "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.
  • +34634130267 (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.
  • nationaltrustcenter181@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: nationaltrustcenter181@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:51:31 +0700
Subject: No subject

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YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on 27th November, 2008. This is a millennium
scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you
do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. If this e mail reach
you,please contact the under listed claims officer for
identification/verification and the eventual release of your money.

National Agency Espana
Dr.Alexandra Mayor
Address: Avda .Del Petroleo 222
Polig Madrid Spain.
Tel:0034-634-130-267
E-mail:nationaltrustcenter181@gmail.com

Your email address attached to ticket star number (04-08) drew the Euro
Million lucky numbers 04-19-26-27-30 which consequently won the draw in
the Second category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
payout of prize of 1,000,000.00 EUR (One Million Euro) in cash
credited to file REF:XYL /26510460037/02.with serial number 51622 with
the following digit information below:

Batch.No:EULO/2907/444/908/08.
Ticket No:04-08
Lucky No:04-19-26-27-30
Serial No:51622
Ref. No:ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA For due processing and remittance of your
prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all
prize money must be claimed not later than 30th,November 2008.After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Mrs Emily
Simon.

Euro Million National Sec.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam