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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.
  • +447040121135 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701356216 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • claimsagent30@casinomail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "linda miller" <lindamiller2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claimsagent30@casinomail.com
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:03:19 -0400
Subject: LIFTING UP

FROM MRS.LINDA MILLER
BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUATERS:
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON. LONDON.

Ref: NAS/941OYI/04SH
Batch:04/06/JK34SH


WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the National Lottery Promo
International program, held on the 26th of September, 2005. Your email
address was attached to ticket number: 77773876128SH with serial number:
48635/04
drew the lucky numbers 12-8-9-11-12-5, which subsequently won you the
lottery in the second category. You have therefore been approved to claim a
total
sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file PL/233376899/04. This is from a total cash prize of Sixty Million
United States Dollars ($60,000,000.00), shared among the thirty (30)
lucky winners in this category. In view of this,your money would be released
to you by our accredited bank in the United Kingdom. Our agent in the
United Kingdom will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release
of your funds as soon as they are contacted. All participants were
selected randomly from world wide Website through computer ballot system
extracted from over200,000,000 companies and individual's email addresses.
reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till
your
claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid dual claims and unwarranted abuse of
this program by unscrumpulous elements.

To file your claims, please contact The International Payment Centre
London.

Name: Richard Cohen
Tel: +44-7040121135
Fax:+44-8701356216
Email:claimsagent30@casinomail.com

To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please quote your
reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.
Congratulations once more from all members of staffs, management team
and directors of this program.

Yours faithfully,
Linda Miller.

EURO-ASIAN ZONAL COORDINATOR.



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