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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:
  • "million 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 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.
  • green_paul@mail2world.com
  • dr_greenpaula@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: g p <drgp08@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <dr_greenpaula@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 09:36:11 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary.















From: Ms. Reney.L.HobbsCanada Lottery/Ontario Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw1550 Princess StreetKingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3 Our Canadian Agent in AfricaContact Information;




green_paul@mail2world.com

Dr_greenpaula@yahoo.caAttention: Customer AFRSA680Ref: EAAL/8710CA/SA/07 Batch No. Lotto 6/49WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Beneficiary.

The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the2010 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa. We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-AmericanSweepstake Lottery International Programs held on Sat June 9th 2007 in Essex United Kingdom and Lotto Canada.Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number:B956475604545 100, withSerial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers;(10/ 20/ 25/ 41/ 44/ 46) with a bonus Number(6 ) for Lotto 6/49 under the choice of thelottery in the 2nd category of bi-weekly six. You have therefore beenapproved to claim a total sum of US$950,000.00 (Nine Hundred and FiftyThousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to fileEAAL/8710CA/SA/07.This is from a total cash prize of US $11,100,000.00 Million dollars,shared amongst the first One Hundred and-thirty (130) lucky winners inthis category Worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning numberfalls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your playcoupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010World Cup to be hosted in South Africa hence your winning informationmust be kept to enable you participate in our subsequent draws whichwill see 500 participants traveling on an all expense paid trip toSouth Africa for the Soccer World Cup 2010.

In view of this, your US$950,000.00(Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited bank, Continental Bank in Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the process tofacilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our AfricanAgent's office.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sitethrough computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00companies and personal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advisedto keep your winning information confidential till your claims isprocessed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deemfit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure toavoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program byunscrupulous elements.Please be warned! To file for your claim, please contact Mr. paulGreen our corresponding Agent in Africa immediately you read thismessage for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact informationas follow: email: (Dr_greenpaula@yahoo.ca ) to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this programthat has ensured that you won this competition. Thank you for beingpart of our Promotional Lottery program.Yours Sincerely,From: Ms. Reney.L.HobbsNOTE To confirm that you have the winning number for Sat June 9th 2007
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