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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:
  • ",000,000" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • hp_csa@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hp.2@mchsi.com (Hewlett-Packard Company)
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:24:56 +0000
Subject: hp - RECEIPT AWARD NOTICE


hp INTERNATIONAL AWARD
UK CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Hewlett-Packard Company
hp House, NW2 Tanfield, United Kingdom

Dear Congratulatory Winner,

My name is Paul Connor a Coupon/Award Professional. I have been instructed by
the Official Department of hp International Award to furnish/inform you with the
"Result Notice" of their 20th Annual International Award which was conducted @
their corporate headquarters with supervision from Federal Breau Of
Investigation(FBI) Department & Department Of Homeland Security(DHS) which you
emerged as one of the winners. Three winners have been selected in this category
gaining a beneficial "Funds Raised Award" of £2,000,000.00 GB Pounds EACH ( Two
Million Pounds Sterlings ) equivalent to $4,250,000.00 US Dollars according to
recent foreign exchange index.

The supervision have been executed by the Federal Breau Of Investigation(FBI)
Department & Department Of Homeland Security(DHS) to assure winners of the
Legitimacy/Guarantee of their award, and to flush out apprehensive feelings
amongst our beneficiaries due to the high rate of internet scams these days.
Everyone is a potential winner as our receipts is serving as the tickets.
Knowingly/unknowingly through purchased of our products you are been registered
automatically in this annual award via the receipt issued to you by any agent.
For the verification of your award, before processing you are to submit the
following information to hp Claims Security Agent.

Receipt # - 92101
Coupon # - 13 13 10 10 04
Batch # - 040907

MAKE ENQUIRIES AS REGARD CLAIMS TO -
hp Claims Security Agent
Mr. Peter Fletcher
Email - hp_csa@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone -

Kindest Regards,
Mr. Paul Connor
FOR - OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT

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