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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:

• 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.
  • stephen_boyce94@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: "Heritage Lottery UK" <vhfwinnings1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 04:00:53 -0400
Subject: Electronic !!! Mail !!! Award !!! Winning !!! Notification

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS
MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT HERITAGE LOTTERY,
9th Floor, 82 King Street, Manchester, M2 4WQ
UNITED KINGDOM.



REF NO: HLF/200-26937
BATCH: 2005MJL-01

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION. AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER:
UNITED KINGDOM

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
HERITAGE MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 5TH, OCTOBER
2005.Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to winning
number 12-14-16-35-40-24, With serial number S/N-12678,consequently won in
the sixth lottery category.

You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of GBP £5,500,000.00
POUNDS in cash Credited to file REF NO: HLF/200-26937 and winning number
12-14-16-35-40-24, this is from total prize money of GBP £ 27,500,000.00
POUNDS,shared among the five (5) international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through our online computer ballot system
drawn form 21,000 Names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of
International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for prominent heritage lovers all
over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) was set up by Parliament in 1994 to give
grants to a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and
national heritage of the United Kingdom. We distribute a share of the money
raised by the National Lottery for Good Causes.

Your funds has been insured with your REF NO: HLF/200-26937 and winning
number 12-14-16-35-40-24. Your E-mail address should be used in all
correspondence with your claims officer,Please note that, you are to contact
your claims officer immediately,as we have already spelled out to you the
necessary procedures on how to claim Your prize.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the operations
department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to
you.The claims officer contact email is:

Name: Mr.stephen boyce
Email:stephen_boyce94@yahoo.de
Tel:+44(0)7040114963

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 30th OCTOBER,
2005. All funds not Claimed on or before the fixed date will be penalized
accordingly. Do email the above email addresses.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences
with your claims officer.

Sincerely,


Mrs.Carole Souter.

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately by email.

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