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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 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.
  • rol_smith2005@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "AKIM MINE" <mrakinmine@capitaltrustbank.org>
Reply-To: akinmine001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:37:32 +0000
Subject: congratulations!

PROMOTIONAL MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Ref. Number: 919347/749-0
Batch Number: 3566465021-0TA/05
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

ATTENTION WINNER,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International program held in Dominican Republic on the 22ND SEPTEMBER
2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number G276017-487 with Serial
Number 493-678 drew lucky numbers 7-28-87-65-69-73, which consequently WON
in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of US$700,000(SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world. This promotional lottery program takes place every
three years and is being sponsored by Bill Gates, President of the World
Largest software.We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our
next subsequent stake that will be held in DECEMBER 2005: US$20 Million to
be won in the international lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our Fiduciary/Processing Agent Rev.
Roland Smith. Who is our accredited representative for the processing and
legal documentations of your claim. You can reach him on:email address:
rol_smith2005@yahoo.co.uk
Fax : (44)8702361612 Tel : (44)7040129507

Please be aware that the Paying Bank will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our processing
Agent; that would be designated to your file.Remember, all winning must be
claimed not later than 20TH of OCTOBER
2005.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications
kindly remember to quote your reference information in all correspondences.

Furthermore, should there be any change of contact information,please inform
our Agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once more from our members of
staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 years is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED from
this and subsequent lotteries.

Yours Sincerely,

Akin Mine
Lottery Coordinator

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