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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.
  • +448704787091 (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.
  • sean_peters@caramail.com
  • sean_peters@caramail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "FREE LOTTO" <youhavewon003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sean_peters@caramail.com
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 04:11:13 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON THE FREELOTTO LOTTERY

FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY: WINNING FINAL
NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are please to announce you as one of the 100 lucky
winners in the FreeLotto draw held on the 7th Friday of OCTOBER,
2005.
All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a
batch of 50,000,000 international emails.
Your email address emerged alongside 99 others as a
category 2 winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a
total pay out of $4,000,000,00(Four Million US Dollars) only.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all
correspondence

1,Email ticket number: ticket # 17542/06587/66483
2,BATCH:# 427-901-527-Dg43
3,The file Ref # : 232/656/4509
4,lucky # 8-16-18-23-31-45
5,lotto code # : FL09622/UK
Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon
as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:


Mr.Sean Peters
Chief financial Director
The Freelotto Company
Telephone number +44 -703-191-1750
Fax: +44-870 478 7091
Email :sean_peters@caramail.com


For processing and remittance of your cash to a
designated account of your choice. remember,
all winnings must be claim not later than 30th of NOVEMBER, 2005,
After this date,
All unclaims funds will be returned to the
International Lotto, you should contact
Mr.Sean Peters about the claimant procedures, send
your fax and telephone to Mr.Sean Peters, this will enable his
office to send the claims application form (A4)to you the Beneficiary.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and
batch numbers all correspondence.
Furthermore,should there beany change of address do inform Mr.
Mr.Sean Peters as soon as possible.
Mr.Sean Peters is responsible for the processing of
your approved file to the bank for payment.
Congratulations once again, from all members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Once again on behalf of all our staff, reply to
(sean_peters@caramail.com)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Free Lotto
Promotions Manager


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