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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")
  • "million united states 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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• 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.
  • williamscyprain_esq@yahoo.com.au

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. LESLEY JAMES" <mrslesley_james@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:16:32 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,YOU HAVE WON OUR 2006 LOTTERY STARPRIZE

PAN-AFRICAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
**********************************
SUITE 105C LOTTERY COMPLEX
*******************************
GARKI,ABUJA NIGERIA
***********************
LOTTERY DRAWS
Our ref: PAN008465/635L

SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION

HELLO,

SORRY WE HAVE DELAYED THE SENDING OF YOUR LOTTERY STARPRIZE WINNER
NOTIFICATION.WE REGRET THE INCONVINENCES.YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS THE
STARPRIZE
WINNER OF THIS 2006 PAN AFRICAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY DRAWS. YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER : 564 75600545 188 WITH SERIAL
NUMBER 5388/02
DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS: 31-6-26-13-35-7, WHICH AUTOMATICALLY WON YOU THE
LOTTERY IN THE 1st CATEGORY.

YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED TO CLAIM A TOTAL SUM OF $1M USD(ONE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.

THE LOTTERY PROGRAMME IS FOR SUPPORT TO WAR TORN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA AND IS
MEANT FOR FOREIGNERS ONLY. AFRICANS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE LOTTERY DRAWS.
THE EMAIL ADDRESSES ATTACHED TO THE TICKETS WERE DRAWN RANDOMLY FROM THE
'WORLD WIDE WEB' SITE USUALLY THROUGH COMPUTER EXTRACTION.

THE STARPRIZE REMAINS AT $200,000 USD (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) WHILE THE SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES ARE $100,000 USD(ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) AND $50,000 USD( FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS)
RESPECTIVELY.

WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY HOLD THIS LOTTERY PROGRAMME FOR TWO YEARS
NOW IN ORDER TO ASSIST WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN WAR TORN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA.
NOTE VERY WELL:

1) THAT THE PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR THE LOTTERY WAS STRICTLY OURS AND
THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO YOU HENCE THE WINNING OF THE
LOTTERY.SO WE EXPECT YOUR AMAZEMENT. THE ELECTRONIC MAILL ADDRESS TICKET WON
THE DRAWS WITH THE UNDERLISTED WINNING INFORMATIONS.OUR STARPRIZE REMITTANCE
BANK IS
STANDARDTRUST BANK VIA LLYODS BANK TSB LONDON AS CORRESPONDING BANK.

2) IN PREVIOUS CLAIMS,WE HAVE HAD CASES OF FALSE WINNERS AND FALSE CLAIMS SO
WE ADVICE YOU TO KEEP THIS NOTIFICATION AND YOUR WINNING INFORMATIONS SECRET
FOR
NOW UNTIL WE HAVE REACHED AN ADVANCED STAGE IN YOUR LOTTERY PRIZE CLAIMS.

3) THERE ALOT OF FRAUDSTERS ON THE INTERNET CLAIMING TO RUN LOTTERY
PROGRAMMES ONLY TO DECEIVE AND DEFRAUD UNSUSPECTING CITIZENS SO ALWAYS QUOTE
YOUR LOTTERY
WINNING INFORMATIONS IN SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCES WITH THE STARPRIZE
LOTTERY AGENT.

YOUR BATCH NUMBER : PAN463526JK
WINNING TICKET NUMBER: 564 75600545 188
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 356
SERIAL NUMBER: 5388/03
STAR PRIZE CLAIMNANT NUMBER: HUHJ45637KD

YOUR SPEEDY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED AS WE HAVE SPECIFIED SCHEDULE FOR
DISPATCHING OF PRIZES AND ALL PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED AFTER THREE WEEKS OF
THIS NOTIFICATION
OR THE PRIZE BECOMES UNCLAIMABLE. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO URGENTLY
CONTACT MR.WILLIAMS CYPRAIN,THE CLAIMS AGENT THROUGH
EMAIL{williamscyprain_esq@yahoo.com.au} FOR CLAIMS PROCEEDURE.

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS !!

MRS.LESLEY JAMES
LOTTO DIRECTOR


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