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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 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +27724654421 (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.
  • mrrichardbecks@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO-AFRO-AMERICA-SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM
<loorg45@hotmail.co.jp>
Reply-To: <mrrichardbecks@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:21:28 +0000
Subject: EURO-AFRO-AMERICA-SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY



EURO-AFRO-AMERICA-SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM1a, Bexon Court Carlton Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex United KingdomREF:NA/0534/30/07BATCH: 75/012/INA Dear Winner, We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-America-Sweepstake Lottery United Kingdom, International programs held by Euro-Afro-America-Sweepstake Lottery International and in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products,(F.P.S.), held in United Kingdom on the 01st of September 2007 in London, United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 212005600545 177 with Serial number4887/07 drew the lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €2,000,000.00 Euro(Two million Euro) in cash credited to file KPC/9080333306/07.This is from a total cash prize of Ten Million Euro(€10million Euro), shared amongst the first Five (5th) lucky winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your €2,000,000.00 Euro (Two million Euro) would be released to you by our paying bank in Johannesburg, South Africa. Our 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 draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. 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. The information you received was to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you please contact: Mr. Richard Becks esq Email: mrrichardbecks@yahoo.co.uk Tel: +27-72-465-4421 You have been requested to also contact him with the following information¡¯s FULL NAME:............................... PHONE NUMBER:...........................COUNTRY:....................................ADDRESS:................................SEX:.......................................AGE:.............................OCCUPATION:..............................WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS..................... For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you are to contact our agents by email and within a week of receiving this notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed and donated to charity organization in Africa. 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. Yours Sincerely, Wilfred EnriqueLottery Director.
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