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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +2347039733598
• 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.
  • contact_diamondforjwc@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: winners008@sify.com
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:29:37 +0600 (IST)
Subject: CONTACT CLAIM URGENTLY


NATIONAL LOTTERY INCORPORATE!!

ONCE AND FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION CATEGORY "B".





It is our great pleasure to inform you of the result of the just

Concluded

annual final draws of the National Lottery Incorporate promotion

Program,For World Cup Bid which will be held here in Nigeria by the

Junior therm 2009

The

Online

cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive List of e-mail addresses of

individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random

computer selection from the web. No tickets were sold.



After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail Address emerged as

One

of the lucky winners in the category "B" with the Followings:



Ref Number: NLI/BA29641-Y72

Batch Number: NLI DHX/5108

Ticket Number:01233/TNO59

Serial Number: G2800

Lucky number: 62 88 521



You, as well as other winners are to receive a cash prize of

$550,000.00.(FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) each from the

total

payout.



Your prize awards have been insured with your e-mail address and will

be

transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory

Obligations,verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the claims processing of your prize Winnings you are advised

to

contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for Category "B"

winners

With the informations below:



MR DIAMOND MARK

GLOBAL CONSULTANT,

Email: contact_diamondforJwc@yahoo.com

Phone No: +2347039733598.



NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14Days. After this

date

all unclaimed funds would be included in the next Stake.



Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence. You

are to keep all winning information away from the general public

especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This Is important, as a

case of double

claims will not be entertained).



Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the Affiliate agencies are

automatically not allowed to participate in this Program.



PLEASE FILL THIS FOR US, TO AVOID ANY MISTAKE

DURING THE TIME OF YOUR PAYMENT.





YOUR FULL NAMES:..........

YOUR TELEPHONE:................

FAX...............

CITY: ...............

COUNTRY: ...............







Thank you and congratulations!!!



Yours faithfully,



MRS CLARA ZUMA

(CO-ORDINATOR)

NIGERIA JUNIOR 2009 FIFA WORLD CUP GLOBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY.

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