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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:
  • "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.
  • +447031944508 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "GOLDENGATE Lottery" <goldlottery001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pacfi01@o2.pl
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:48:45 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!

GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: 7767733967-190
BATCH: 005324/06
WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE:
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the golden gate Games &
Sweepsteke Lottery" programs held on the 28TH
OF December e-mail address attached to ticket number 7767733967-190 with
game serial number 659328,
rew lucky numbers 1-22-26-29-31-39 which Consequently won the lottery in to
category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$1.000.000
(One-Million United States Dollars).This is from the total cash prize
of US$1million Shared among the Ten international lucky winners in this
category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
our sponsors' databases,
including over 500,000 company and individualemail ddresses and names
submitted by Our agents from all over the world. we hope with part of your
winning, you will visit our partner's site
www.freelotteriesonline.com to play on line.To file for your claim, lease
contact: our regional
finance agent MR.Edward moore, for financial Services in The United
kingdom.trough,
TEL:+447031944508 Email:pacfi01@o2.pl

Due to mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep your
winning information
confidential until your claims have been Processed. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double Claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants.Please not that all winnings must be claimed
not later than 3rd of january, 2006.After this date all unclaimed
winnings Will benull & void. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
compications remember
to quote your reference number and batch Numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your email address do informour
agents as soon as
Possible.Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our
Promotional program.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs.jane miller,
(Winning Co-Coordinator,GOLDEN GATELOTTERY).



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