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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • themba_attorney@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: sweepstake_winners@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:33:49 +0200
Subject: CONGRATS

>From : Mr Marvin Morrison.
Euro,Afro,American ,Sweepstake
Lottery Headquarters: 1a, Bexon
Court Carlton Nottinghamshire
Nottingham NG4 1SQ
Essex United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/03
Batch: 12/25/DC34



WINNING NOTIFICATION
ATTN:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro
American Sweepstake Lottery International programs
held on the 5th of OCT 2005 in Essex United
Kingdom.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564
75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the
winning: 59/84/26/17/35, which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of
US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the
first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in
this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our Afro booklet representative office in
Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to
you by our bank.

Our African agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 10,000,00
companies.

This promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims 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
by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please
contact our banking attorney (Lawyer)immediately you
read this message for quick and urgent release of your
fund , his conatct information is as follow:-

Name: Barrister themba McCarthy Esq.

Direct Line : + 27-823-979-004
Email addresses: themba_attorney@yahoo.com

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on
or before 30 NOV 2005. To avoid unnecessary delays
and complications, please quote your reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this program that has succesfully won this
competition . Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Mr Marvin Morrison

United Kingdom Zonal Co-ordinator.

Mr. Alexandra Davis

United Kingdom zonal Secretary General .


N.B Call our banking attorney immediately for your
cliam do not delay for delay is dengerous and
oppotunity come but once so therefore rush!!!!
Warning

This information transmitted is only for the person or
entity to which it is addressed and may contain
confidential and/or privileged material .Any review,
retransmission ,dissemination or other use of this
information, or taking of any action in reliance upon
this information, by person or entities other than the
intended recipient is prohibited.

If you received this in error, please contact the
sender and delete the material from any computer.thank
you for your co-operation.

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