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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.
  • cannonatlantic@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Cannon Atlantic" <cannonatlantic@msn.com>
Reply-To: cannonatlantic@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:32:29 +0000
Subject: WINNING FROM CANNONATLANTIC PROMO

BATCH: 14/0133/IPD /NL
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE!!!!
Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of theLotteryWinnersInternational
programs held on the 2th of JANUARY 2006.
Your e-mail address attached toticket number 20511465657-629 with serial
number 3552-99drew lucky numbers7-14-17-23-31-22 which consequently won in
the 2nd category,you have therefore been approvedfor a lump sum pay out of
1,000,000.00 Dollars. (One Million Dollars)CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winninginformation confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money Remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawnfrom
over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world. This promotional program take place every three
year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of
year 50 million Dollars International lottery.
To file for your claim,please contact our fiducially agent Mr.andrew cox of
the,CANNON ATLANTIC PROMOTION
Email:cannonatlantic@yahoo.com Remember, all winning must be claimed
notlater than 30th of January 2006.

After this date all unclaimed funds willbe included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
pleaseremember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform
our agent as soon aspossibleCongratulations once more from our members of
staff and thank you for beingpart of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,

MRS FAITH COLLINS.


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