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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22507540021 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a 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.
  • denos_consulting@mail2consultant.com
  • cabinet_denos@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ozann afrika ozann afrika" <ozann.afrika@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:27:58 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


[image: rotary-rotaract]* IN COLLABORATION WITH

*

Avec la Loterie Nationale, vous êtes toujours gagnant!
*A YOUR ATTENTION*

*The e-mail confirms that your email address has been drawn that makes you
our lucky winner of the E-LOTTERY edition 2007-2008.
***********************************
* Dear winners,*
* *
* Your e-mail address was attached to TICKET GAGANT No.7PWYZ0384 IDENTIFIER
CODE NO: DH 32/45 Therefore you are among the winners of this edition of
e-lottery organized in collaboration with the ROTARY CLUB LAGUNE its
partners.
*
* *
* All participants were selected from couriers global websites, the program
Windows is the most widely used, Microsoft and Yahoo, Orange, AOL, Caramail.
The experiment is focused on e-mails sent (e-mail beta test).
*
* *
* In addition our voting system from Microsoft computer fired the first
names of each continent (Africa, Asia, America, Europe and Oceania) inits
element of our programme of promotions email International, which is led
annually for our users Promo net of Microsoft anywhere in the world and to
encourage the use of the Internet and computers in the world.
*

* You have therefore been approved for the gain of a lump sum of € 100,000
(one hundred thousand euros)
We bring to your attention that subject Validation you win, you are required
to contact the Judicial and Legal to provide the necessary information.
*
* *
* Accordingly, please send an email with your ID code number: DH 32/45
followed the following information: Name and First names, addresses accurate
and complete, Profession and Telephone Number.
It will tell you the procedure to be followed for withdrawing your gain €
100,000 (one hundred thousand euros).
*
* *
*CONTACT WITH JUDICIAL OFFICER:*
* *
*Me GUY DENOS MARCEL HUISSIER DE JUSTICE*
*12 BP 769 ABIDJAN 12*
*SIEGE:RUE DES JARDINS 2 PLATEUX*
*Email: **denos_consulting@mail2consultant.com*
*cabinet_denos@yahoo.fr*
*TEL : 00225 07 54 00 21*
**
* For security reasons, you are advised to keep this information
confidential until gain claim and remittance of your prize. This is part of
our precautionary measure to avoid double prize claim and can abuse by
unscrupulous participants of this program.
*
**
* Congratulations once again to all management, the cooperation of
Microsoft, to all our lucky winners of this year. Please be part of this
program promotional lottery. All our special thanks and gratitudes towards
BILL GATES Microsoft and all those who have joined forces to promote
rapprochement of peoples through the net in the world.
*
* *
* Sincerely, CHARLES VILT *
* Operations Officer.

=======================
*

* A VOTRE ATTENTION*
*Ce courriel confirme que votre adresse email a été tirée au sort ce qui
fait de vous notre heureux gagnant de cette E-LOTERIE édition 2007-2008.*
**********************************
*Chers lauréats,*
* *
*Votre adresse E-mail a été attachée au TICKET GAGANT N° 7PWYZ0384 CODE
IDENTIFIANT N° : DH 32/45 En conséquent vous êtes parmi les gagnants de
cette édition de e-lottery organisée en collaboration avec le ROTARY CLUB
LAGUNE ses partenaires.*
* *
*Tous les participants ont été choisis parmi les courriers mondiaux des
sites Web, Windows étant le programme le plus largement utilisé, Microsoft
et Yahoo, Orange, Aol, Caramail etc. L'expérience est portée sur les
messages électroniques envoyés (e-mail bêta test).*
* *
*Par ailleurs notre système de vote de Microsoft computer a tiré les
premiers noms de chaque continent (Afrique, Asie, Amérique, Europe,
etOcéanie)entant qu'élément de notre programme de promotions d'email
international qui
est conduit annuellement pour nos utilisateurs de Promo du net Microsoft
partout dans le monde et pour encourager l'utilisation d'Internet et des
ordinateurs dans le monde entier.*

*Vous avez donc été approuvés pour le gain d'une somme forfaitaire de
100.000 € (cent mille euros) *
*Nous portons à votre connaissance que sous réserve de Validation de votre
gain, vous êtes tenu de contacter l'agent judiciaire légal et lui fournir
les informations nécessaires.*
* *
*En conséquence, veuillez lui envoyer un email comportant votre numéro de
code identifiant : DH 32/45 suivit des informations suivantes: Nom et
Prénoms, Adresses exacte et complète, Profession et Numéro de Téléphone.*
*Il se chargera de vous indiquez la procédure a suivre pour le retrait de
votre Gain de 100.000 € (cent mille euros).*
* *
*CONTACT DE L'AGENT JUDICIAIRE:*
* *
*Me GUY DENOS MARCEL HUISSIER DE JUSTICE*
*12 BP 769 ABIDJAN 12*
*SIEGE:RUE DES JARDINS 2 PLATEUX*
*Email: **denos_consulting@mail2consultant.com*
*cabinet_denos@yahoo.fr *
*TEL : 00225 07 54 00 21*
**
*Pour des raisons de sécurité, vous êtes conseillés de maintenir cette
information de gain confidentielle jusqu'à réclamation et remise de votre
prix. Cela fait partie de notre mesure conservatoire afin d'éviter une
double réclamation de prix et d'aures abus par des participants sans
scrupules de ce programme.*
**
*Félicitation, une fois de plus à toute la gestion, à la coopération de
Microsoft, à tous nos gagnants chanceux de cette année. Merci de faire
partie de ce programme promotionnel de loterie. Tous nos remerciements et
gratitudes spéciales envers BILL GATES de Microsoft et tous ceux qui se sont
associés pour promouvoir le rapprochement des peuples via le net dans le
monde.*
* *
*Sincèrement, CHARLES VILT *
* Chargé des Opérations.
*

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