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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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Dutch Union" <ducth_union@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:37:12 +0000
Subject: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE
AWARD DEPT.
REF: MLI/231-ILGI0431/03
BATCH: IPD/15/096/PTNL
RE: WINNING FINAL
NOTIFICATION
Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you
of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on
the 7th of FEBRUARY 2006. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket
number 20511465897-6291
with serial number 472-971103 drew lucky numbers 8-66-97-22-71-64,
which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been
approved for a sum payout of 500,000.00 Euros (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EUROS).CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep your winning information
very confidential till your claims has been processed and your
prize/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 drawn
from over 200,000,000 company and 300,000,000
individual email addresses
and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place annually.
We hope with part of your winning you will take part
in our next year 100 million Euros
international lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our/your
fiducially agent
MR.KOVIO JOHNSON
of the,SILVER TRUST AGENT
REPLY EMAIL TO koviojohnson2@walla.com
Note that all winning
must be claimed not later than 6th of MARCH
2006. After this date all unclaimed,funds will
be included in the next stake.
Please not in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and
batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any
change of address do inform ouragent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of
staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.Note:
Anybody under theage of
18 is automaticallydisqualified.
yours Sincerely ,

Mr. Ramon Velez

Lottery Coordinator.

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