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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:
  • "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)
  • ",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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "u.k " (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 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.
  • freelottoagent93@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FREELOTTO EMAIL PROMO" <freelotto@lotto.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: <freelottoagent93@aol.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:17:08 -0600
Subject: FREELOTTO (YOU HAVE WON)





FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K,
82 VICTORIA STREET VICTORIA LONDON SW1 U.K

We gladly announce to you the draw of the FREELOTTO online International
program held this month.Your e-mail address You were entered as dependent
clients with: Reference Serial Number:F2-003-036 and Batch number
R/45-300-07. Your email address attached to the ticket number:
54-20-17-52-34-30 that draw the lucky winning number, which consequently
won the Daily Jackpot in the first category A.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $2,000,000.00
(Two Million United State Dollars) in cash credited to file reference
number: TFR/9900034943/JPT.This is from a total cash prize of £17,000,000
million shared amongst the first Ten (19) lucky winners in this category
i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

To file for your claim,
please contact our FREELOTTO Fiduciary

Mr. Williams Ford
(Freelotto Fiduciary Department)
82 Victoria Street
Victoria London SW1 U.K
Email: freelottoagent93@aol.co.uk

Provide him with the information below:

Full Names:____________
Address:_________________
Age:____________________
Country:_________________
Occupation:_________________
Telephone:________________
Sex:______________________

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Sincerely,
Kevin J. Aronin
Chairman & CEO
Copyright © 1995-2008
The FREELOTTO National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service
- Guideline

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