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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • drgregory_pope@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "John Larry" <barrjohnlarry01@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:51:37 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON

HOLLAND REGIONAL OFFICE
AMERSTADAM NL
LUCKY 7 SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY NL.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:HWS/2001183308/02
BATCH:18/203/JJS.


ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,

WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you about the release of the LUCY-7 SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON THE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2005,your name
attached
to ticket number:564-75600545-188 with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky
numbers:3-11-27-30-34-41,which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD$5MILLION
in cash credited to file HWS/200118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of
USD$50MILLION shared among the ten international lucky winners in this
category.

In view of this,your USD$5,000,000.00 [FIVE MILLION US Dollars] would
be released to you by our paying bank.

CONGRATULATION. YOUR Fund therefore would be deposited with our banker in
your name from where it would be released to your nominated bank account, or
by draft issuance.

Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep
this a top secret from the public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of the
security protocools to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage
of this programs by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from Australia,New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part
of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

To begin your claim,you should first acknowledge receipt of this
notification through the above email address. Endevour to include your full
recent contact address, telephone/fax numbers to enable
us issue your winning certification and your bank account
details(optional/not mandatory) where you want this fund transfered to while
replying this notification.

As soon as you confirm receipt of this notification, you shall be
advised/directed on how to contact the paying bank for processing and
remittance of your fund to your nominated bank account/or cash payment
at our cash payment centres.

Remember, all winning must be claim not later than 28th of NOVEMBER 2005 AND
AFTER THIS DATE ALL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address,do inform us as
soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotion program. please contact our fiduciary agent
DR.Gregory Pope Email;drGregory_Pope@yahoo.com To avoid unnecessary delays
and
complications, you are to contact DR.Gregory Pope with followings details
below:
1. Your full name, telephone, contact address and
2. Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our
designated
agent.



Sincerely Yours.
Mrs Sarah Smith
MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION

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