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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:

• 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.
  • +2348033504888 (Nigeria, 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.
  • paymasteroffice@box.az

Fraud email example:

From: "rotim chambers" <legalchambers407@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:24:17 +0100
Subject: Dear Tracy CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Asia-Africa Lotteries,
23 Rundle Mall, Adelaide,
Hong-Kong.
(Asia-Africa Lottories is an affiliate of Overseas
Subscriber Agents).
Arena Complex 14 Donegall Square West, Lagos-Nigeria.
From: Attorney Susan Console
(Lottery Coordinator)

Dear Tracy,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Asia-Africa Lotteries
Winners International programs held on the 28th , September, 2005. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket #: 00903228100
with prize # 778009/AA drew &#128;1,000,000.00 which was first in the
2ndclass of the draws.

you are to receive $1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars). Because of mix up in
cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential
until your money $1,000,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by our
accredited pay-point Finance Firm.

This measure must be adhere to avoid loss of your cash prize - winners of
our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the
abuse of this program by other participants.

It's important to note that this draws were conducted formally, and
winners are selected through an internet ballot system from 60,000
individual and companies e-mail addresses - the draws are conducted around
the world through our internet based ballot system.

THIS PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR, AND IS BEING PROMOTED AND
SPONSORED BY EMINENT PERSONALITY LIKE THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI,BILL GATES OF
MICROSOFT INC AND RUSSIAN BILLONARE ROMAN ABRONOMOVICH, FINALLY MULTI CHOICE
AND OTHER CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS.THIS PROGRAME IS TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF
THE INTERNET AND COMPUTER WORLD WIDE.

Please all unclaimed cash prize should be done soonest otherwise will be
forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. Please, in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote personal and winning
numbers in all correspondence with us.

Congratulations once again from all members of Asia-Africa Lotteries. Thank
you for being part of our promotional program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact our
Paying Bank ( Chartered Finance Lagos-Nigeria.)

Contact person: Mr. Frank Marcus
E-mail: paymasteroffice@box.az
Tel:+234-80-33504888
Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Attorney Susan Console



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