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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 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447040121135 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701356216 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • ipclondon@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "London Lottery" <londonlottery01@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:47:27 -0500
Subject: LONDON LOTTERY HEADQUATERS:

LONDON LOTTERY HEADQUATERS:
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON. LONDON.
Ref: NAS/941OYI/04JG
Batch:04/06/JK34LD

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the London Lottery Promo
International program, held on the 20th of November, 2005. Your email
address was
attached to ticket number: 77773876128LL with serial number: 48635/05 drew
the
lucky numbers 12-8-9-11-12-5, which subsequently won you the lottery in
the second category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to
file PL/233376899/05. This is from a total cash prize of Sixty Million
United States Dollars ($60,000,000.00), shared among the thirty (30) lucky
winners in
this category.
In view of this,your money would be released to you by our accredited
bank in the United Kingdom. Our agent in the United Kingdom will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as
they
are contacted. All participants were selected randomly from world wide
Website through computer ballot system extracted from over200,000,000
companies and individual's email addresses. reasons, you are advised to
keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
dual claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrumpulous
elements.
To file your claims, please contact The International Payment Centre
London.

Name: Wallace Peter
Tel: +44-7040121135
Fax: +44-8701356216
Email: ipclondon@netscape.net

To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.
Congratulations once more from all members of staffs, management team.
anddirectors of this program.

Yours faithfully,
SANDRA WHITE.
EURO-ASIAN ZONAL COORDINATOR.


Winning Notification !

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam