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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "urban lottery international"
• 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")
  • "million us 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.
  • +2348035477531 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mike_okoro356@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mikeokoro345sify@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AWARD NOTIFICATION" <urban.2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:06:00 +0100
Subject: )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON((((((((((((((((

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
REV (DR) MIKE OKORO (URBAN LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL)PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: 15/0018/IPD
BATCH NO: EGS/
22504002/04   

 

  

ATTN: WINNER.
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our
RECENT LOTTERY
DRAWS HELD on the 18th of OCT.2006.Your
e-mail address attached to
ticket number:085-12876077-09
with serial number:51390-0 drew lucky
numbers:03-05-12-14-38 which consequently won in
the 5th category.you
have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay of

  

 

  

(ONE MILLION US
DOLLARS ONLY) in cash

  

credited to file with REF: º.EGS/3662367114/13.
Note
that all participants in this lottery program have
been selected
randomly through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000
Officials and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from all search
engines and
web sites,from Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe, North
and South America, Middle East
and Africa, as part of our International
Promotions
Program. This promotional program takes place every
year,and
is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of
Brunei,Bill Gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organizations.
This
is to encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide.
Your fund is now deposited with Union Bank
and insured in your name
For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you
keep your winning
information confidential

until your
claims have been processed and your
money remitted to
your account.This is part of our security protocol to
avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some
participants.We look forward to your active
participation in our next 4
million dollars slot.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to
contact your claims agent through our accredited Prize
Transfer agents
as stated below:
REV. DR.MIKE OKORO.
E MAIL:mike_okoro356@yahoo.com or mikeokoro345sify@yahoo.com
TEL: +234-803-547-7531
CALL HIM
IMMEDIATELY WITH HIS ABOVE DIRECT PHONE NUMBER IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM
(USA) THIS IS HOW YOU DIAL 011-234-803-547-7531
When you contact
him, please provide him with your
secret BATCH NO,SERIAL NO.You are
also advised to
provide your claim agent with the under listed
information as soon
as possible send it to his two email addresses
below,   

E MAIL: mike_okoro356@yahoo.com
com

  

1. Name............................

  

2.Address ................................

  

3.Nationality ....................................

  

4.Age ....................................................

5.Sex.........................................................

  

 

  

6.Occupation...................................................

  

7.Phone/Fax .............................

  

You have been advised not to use your school e mail address
to reply,because sometimes it will be hard to reply you with the school
email address,so use any other e mail to reply.
All winnings must be
claimed not later than one month
After the date of this notice.Please
note,in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change
of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations!!!once more and thank you for
being
part of our promotional program.
Bear in mind that

10% of your
fund will be going to the lottery organization that played the lottery
with peoples name and email addresses that should be after you most
have received the fund in your account,the 10% would have been given to
them,just because the fund has been insured and will not be removed
till you receive the fund in your account.

  

Sincerely,
REV (DR) MIKE OKORO
VICE PRESIDENT.
URBAN LOTTERY.

  

 

  

  

(URBAN LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL)

  

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