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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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • zakiawilo@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gladys owen" <gladys_owen5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: zakiawilo@myway.com
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:04:51 +0100
Subject: From Gladys Owen(Winning Notification)

From: Mrs. Gladys Owen
Euro-Afro-American- Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom

Mrs Patricia Hope
No : 125 St Michael’s street
Plot 2A Harrison Drive
Ontario Or 235 Kings Street West
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/06
Batch No Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon : Match 6+B

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Sir/Madam

THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SPONSORD LOTTERY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE 2010 WORLD
CUP TO BE HOSTED IN SOUTH AFRICA.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the Sat Jul 15 2006 in Essex United
Kingdom and Canada Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564
75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning numbers.3/6/ 16/ 37/
44/ 48/ with a bonus #29, for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in
the 2nd category of daily three. You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of USD$1,200,000.00 (One Million Two Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04.

This is from a total cash prize of US $110,000,000(One Hundred And Ten
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, because this particular draw was selected
to promote the 2010 World Cup to be Hosted in South Africa hence your
winning information must be kept to enable you participate in our subsequent
games before the grand finale.

In view of this, your USD$1,200,000.00 (One Million Two Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited Commercial
Bank in Spain. 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 companies and personal
e-mails.

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 Cotonou, Benin Republic
immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund,
contact information is as follow below:

NAME: MR ZAKI AWILO
West African Zonal Cordinator
Email: zakiawilo@myway.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Gladys Owen
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator
Mrs. Patricia Hope Asst Gen Sec

Margery Johnson
Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.
Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners

Dr Bill Wilson
African/European Head Office
Baumgartenstrasse 15
Postfach 686 Geneva
CH-8201 Schaffhausen

Dr Peter Martins
Head South African
Offshore Payment Office
Madrid, Spain.

Thanks for your Co-operation.

http://www.canada.com/lotteries/
Check for LOTTO 6/49

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