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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro million lotto" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447045790024 (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.
  • ericwhite0003@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:50:49 -0600
Subject: Ref No: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312 CONTACT VIA EMAIL: euro_millionsdepttt@hotmail.com


Ref No: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
Batch No:901/00319/HLP
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the
announcement today of your selection
as one of the five winners of the
promotional Euro Million Lotto Sweepstakes
held recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL
BONANZA. You have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of (1,228,704.80)
(G.B.P) below.attached to e-ticket
number:10- 19- 34- 45 -47 ( 03-06),
with Prize Number (match3):106000007 .
We in the Euro Million Lottery Sweepstakes
is by this program,Launching our model
computer balloting lottery draws, developed
and designed to satisfy the cravings of the
ever-growing number of participants in our
various lottery programs.And your email
address was pick from the net as one of
the winner.With funds accrued
exclusively from previous draws,
payouts to all winners are guaranteed
and will be transferred in record time.

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1.FULL NAMES: 2.ADDRESS: 3.SEX: 4.AGE:_
5.MARITAL STATUS:6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS: 8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL
10.AMOUNT WON: 11. COUNTRY_
Sincerely,
David Jose
To file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary agent
MR.ERIC WHITE
EMAIL:ericwhite0003@hotmail.com
TELLPHONE:+44 704 579 0024.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam