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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:
  • "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.
  • alexgills2006@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sam peter" <sampeter_2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 02:35:45 +0100
Subject: Online Notification (2006)

Oceanic International Lottery Headquarters
Customer Service
Ref: EU/8260Y4/83
Batch: 062/09/XT528



We happly announce to you the draw of the Ocean International Lottery
Sweepstake Online Lottery International programs held on the 2nd of
july,2006 in BRESCIA ITALY Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 6924/07 drew the
luckynumbers:16-4-13-24-46-2, which subsequently won you the lottery in
the2ndcategory.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$200,000(Two
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash creditedto file
ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US
$ 2Milliondollars,shared among the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category.Allparticipants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies.

This promotion takes place annually Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our African booklet representative office in West Africa
as indicated in your play coupon.In view of is,yourUS$200,000(Two Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by our payment
office in Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate therelease of your funds as soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
informationconfidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is
partof
ourprecautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
thisprogram by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact
ourfiduciaryagent:
NAME:Mr Alex Gills.
EMAIL:alexgills2006@yahoo.it

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full
1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age :
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:

A scanned identification of your self sent via email. You are adviced to
forward these informations as soon as possible to enable us attend to your
file. Once again, Congratulations.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thankyou for being part of our promotional
lottery program.

Sincerely,
ROY SILVER.
Oceanic International Lottery Co-ordinator.

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