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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.
  • +447031846886 (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.
  • uklotterysyndicate2005@yahoo.com
  • uklotterysyndicate@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "queency loin" <rollinglottery@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 06:40:07 +0000
Subject: UK ROLLINGLOTTERY INTERNATIONAL (WINNING NOTIFICATION)

                                                                                                                     

THE ROLLING  LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
               1000 hoogoveenplien
                 9050 kg Almere
                    (Customer Services)
Ref:uk/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
Date:11th october, 2005
Email;uklotterysyndicate2005@yahoo.com
                    WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (K966) of the ROLLING LOTTERY Uk,
online Sweepstakes International program held 11th october 2005. Your e-mail address attached toticket number:56475600545 188 with Serialnumber 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 03  31  23 48  40  48 26 Bonus Ball which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sumof $500,000(Five hundred thousand  dollas)in cash credited to
file  KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of $2,000,000 shared
amongst the first four(4)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from WorldWide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.  Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European bookletrepresentative office in Europe as indicated in your
play coupon.In  view of this, your $500,000 (Five hundred thousand Dollas)would be released
to you by our payment office in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.
TO FILE FOR CLAIM PLEASE CONTACT NAME,TELEPHONE,FAX
AND EMAIL  ADDRESS BELOW.
MR PETER EDWARDS
Email:info_adminclaimsdept@walla.com
TELEPHONE +447031846886
FAX + 44-84-719-2300
UK-LONDON.
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the  ROLLING
LOTTERY
LONDON
Yours faithfully,
Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for THE ROLLING LOTTERY uk.
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm
Email;uklotterysyndicate@yahoo.com

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