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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • @yahoo.co.uk
  • agentmaxswell@yahoo.com
  • smithlouis1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Maxswell Simon" <maxswell_simon07@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: onlineclaimsagent01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:29:35 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

                                    From Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery 
                                    Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton 
                                   Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
                                   United Kingdom 
                                  Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914

 

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34

                              CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Sir/Madam

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 21th March 2006 in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
01/10/11/18/19/46,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file  KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon.

 

In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars)would be released to you by First National  Bank South Africa.Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

     

    
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your
fund, contact information is as follow:
-
Mr William Gerri (ESQ ) ,Mr Maxswell Simon

E-mail: willlgerri@yahoo.co.uk,agentmaxswell@yahoo.com

                           
    Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 20th of March 2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program. As soon as you are in contact with our  agent,please keep us informed.

Sincerely,

Mr. Smith Louis. ,Mr Maxswell Simon

E-mail: agentsmithlouis1@yahoo.co.uk,agentmaxswell@yahoo.com

 

United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
National Lottery
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation. "

 

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