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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")
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +447031907688 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: SKODA MOTORS WORLDWIDE LTD <dostal_z@iol.cz>
Reply-To: info.sipclaimsdet@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:15:41 GMT
Subject: {Spam!}




SKODA MOTORS WORLDWIDE LTD=2E =

SKODA Programs =26 Events Department =

SKODA Motors =

P=2EO=2E Box 100 =

London =

L71 E20 =


WINNING NOTIFICATION =


We are officially announcing to you the result of SKODA Motors Email Lot=
tery =

Promotion held on the 28th January 2009 as part of our programs to Launc=
h =

our new office that was commissioned on 24th of January 2009 in Manchest=
er =

United Kingdom=2E Your email was attached to ticket number SKODA-UK77S02=
4477 =

with draw number S10N44 which consequently won you in the 2nd category p=
rize=2C =

your email address was extracted from our electronic email extraction wh=
ich =

randomly selected Forty Five (45) Lucky Winners of which your email addr=
ess =

was among one of the lucky winner=2E You have therefore been approved fo=
r a =

payout of a total sum =A3750=2C000 GBP (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND=
BRITISH =

POUND STERLINGS)=2E =


CONGRATULATIONS!!! =


We also advise that you keep your winning information very confidential =
as =

our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and =

unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals=2E The selection p=
rocess =

was carried our through our computerized Email Selection System (ESS) wh=
ich =

selects email from a database of over 600=2C000 email address was drawn =
from =

all over the continents of the World=2E This promotions being the first =
of its =

kind will now take place annually and we hope you will also take part in=
our =

next year One Million Pound Sterlings International Lottery Game=2E To f=
ile =

your claim=2C you are to contact our Customer Service unit authorized to=
=

conduct the necessary Verification to enable you receive your Cash Prize=
=2E =

(You will receive more email upon acknowledgement of this email)=2E =


Customer Service Unit =3A =


CONTACT PERSON =


Mr=2E Jim Woo Lee =

+44-703-190-7688 =

Email=3A info=2Esipclaimsdet=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ehk =

20 Queens land Road=2C London =

SW2 3JB ENGLAND=2E U=2EK =


You to contact the claims agents assigned for your claims above=2C and a=
lso =

send an email to him=2C you are to provide to your agent the below under=
listed =

information as soon as possible=3A =


1=2E NAME IN FULL=3A =

2=2E ADDRESS (IN FULL)=3A =

3=2E NATIONALITY=3A =

4=2E AGE=3A =

5=2E SEX =

6=2E OCCUPATION (POSITION HELD)=3A =

7=2E HOME PHONE =26 MOBILE NUMBER=3A =


This program is promoted and sponsored by Frontline group and SKODA =

Worldwide=3B we intend to use this medium to help individuals generate =

fortunes=2C which would encourage them to expand their business frontier=
s =

thereby creating more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian Conc=
erns =

within their immediate environment=2E All winning must be claimed not la=
ter =

than one Week of Acknowledgment=2E After this date all unclaimed funds w=
ill be =

returned to SKODA Motors Treasury as Unclaimed=2E =


Furthermore=2C should there be any change of address do inform us as soo=
n as =

possible=2E =


Congratulations again from all our staff=2E =


N=2EB=3A Anybody under the age of 16 is not eligible to participate in t=
his =

program=2E =


Yours in service=2C =

Mr Yap Yoon Soon =

(Programs =26 Events)=2E =


Material Copyright =A9 2008 The SKODA Co=2E Ltd

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