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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "million 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 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.
  • +27732334208 (South Africa, 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.
  • egm_progress@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "erou lottery2006" <eroulottery2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:58:07 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

>From :MR,BENJAMIN HARRSON
Euro,Afro,American ,Sweepstake
Lottery Headquarters:
1a,BoxenCourt Carlton Nottingham
shire Nottingham NAG4 1SQ Essex Netherland Customer
Service: 580 NCAA 85914Ref:
EASEL/941FYI/03 Batch: 12/25/D

WINNING NOTIFICATION

ATTN:WINNER,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 1st February 2007 in Essex United
Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 59/84/26/17/35, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million 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 Ten (110) 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$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) would be released to you
by our bank. 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.

Through computer draw system and extracted from over10,000,00 companies and
20,000,00 individuals. This promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till
your claims isprocessed 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 Agent immediately you read this
message for quick and urgent release of your fund , his conatct information
is as follows:

Agent Richard Zuma
Reply Email :egm_progress@hotmail.com
CONTACT TEL:+ 27 73 233 4208

BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS MAKE A VERY BIG MISTAKES WITH THE EMAIL
ADRESS PLEASE READ AND SEND CAREFULY.
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 25th March
2007. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program
that has succesfully won this competition . Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program. Sincerely,Mrs Teresa Allan.Netherland Zonal
Co-ordinator.Mr. Alexandra Davis United Kingdom zonal Secretary General
..N.B Call our banking attorney immediately for your cliam do not delay for
delay is dengerous and oppotunity come but once so therefore RUSH NOW!!!!.

Warning This information transmitted is only for the person or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged
material.

Any review,retransmission,dissemination or other use of thisinformation, or
taking of any action in reliance upon this information, by person or
entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited.If you received
this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any
computer.Thanks for your Co-operation.

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