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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • ",500,000" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Omran Efenden" <info@cotecal.com.ar>
Reply-To: piyango@notarios.com
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:28:47 -0300
Subject: Winning Notification.................

Winning Notification.................

M.P INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY TURKEY
www.millipiyango.gov.tr

Dear: Sir/Madam,

We the Board of Milli Piyango (TC) official organisers of the Milli
Piyango Giveaway Lottery Program brings to your notice that you are
the lucky winner and beneficiary of the just concluded giveaway prize of
$2,500,000.00 Dollers(Two Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars)
the Giveaway # - 01747305, Batch #
-TR/893/LTT-53611,Ref.#-3526621329-SSL.

To file for your claims ,please follow below instructions:

COMPLETE THE BELOW INFORMATION & FORWARD TO M.P FIDUCIARY AGENT

Complete Names: ..........................
Contact Address: .........................
Present Country: .........................
Home & Mobile Phone: .....................
Fax:...........
Occupation: ..................
Sex: ................
Marital Status: ...................
*Amount Won:................
*Giveaway Number:
*Batch Number:
*Reference Number:

FIDUCIARY AGENT: VEMAX FIDUCIARY AGENT
CONTACT PERSON: Lillian White
OFFICE ADDRESS: Konya Yolu 26.Km Golbasi/ ANKARA
EMAIL: piyango@notarios.com

Please note that the information require will not be furnished to any
third party and will be used for the purpose at which it is required.
Beneficiaries are warned to keep their claims confidential until they
have
completed the remittance process to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.

Warmest Congratulations,

Mrs.Omran Efenden

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