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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • mahmed@lexpress.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sial7@email.it
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:21:59 +0200
Subject: humanitarian assitance


Dear Sir
My Greetings!
As you read this, I don\'t want you to feel sorry for me,because, I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Mahmoud Ahmed a merchant in Kuwait
City, Kuwait
I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of
medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to
live,according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so
well,as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my
business.Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile
to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared
for.But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than
just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God
gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a
different way from how I have lived it.
I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and
extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be
merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give also to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good
deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity
organizations in the Kuwait, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.
I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute
the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan; they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not
trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contempted with what I have left
for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
eighteen million dollars $18, 000, 000, 00 that I have with a
Finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect/receive
this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations.
Kindly note that 40% of this funds must go to victims of Tsunami,Hurricane
Katrina & Wilma and South Asia Earthquake , 55% to other Charity
Organizations around the World and 5% for all efforts and your valued time.
You should respond to this e-mail ( mahmed@lexpress.net ) if it interest you
to carry out this humanitarian assitance.
God be with you.
Warm Regards
Mahmoud Ahmed.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
THELOTTER PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS.
CAMPERST 40-42 1091 AG AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS.
REF: OYL /96510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
ATTENTION: RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the THELOTTER
PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS/INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMMES held on Sept.8th,
2006.
You are attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number
5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-40, and consequently won the
lottery in the 3rd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of US$850,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO.OYL/96510460037/05.This is from total prize money of US$24,650,000.00
shared among the Twenty-Nine international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Australia,New Zealand,America, Europe, North America and
Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Firm in Amsterdam. Due to the mix
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to
your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of
you prize, you will articipate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 Million
International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
MR CRUNZ
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, RAYMOND CROSSROAD, AMSTERDAM,
Email: clacrunz@solidmail.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than October 15th,2006. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions programme.
Sincerely,
Mr.Van Steen
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, THELOTTER PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS
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