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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +31617620766 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • unitrus102@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uni trrust" <uni_trrust@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:43:15 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

FROM:UNIVERSAL LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: MLI/709-ILGI0100/32
BATCH: IPD/99/086/PTNL
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION

Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
Internationalprograms held on the th of 13 Oct, 2005.Your e-mail address
attached to ticketnumber 005-444-33-77-01112-11 with serial number
777-009-000 drew lucky numbers9-76-777-555-968-20which consequently wonin
the 2nd category, you have thereforebeen approved for a lump sumpay out of
US$800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand United StatesDollars)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winninginformation very confidential till your claims has been processed and
yourprize/money Remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarrantedabuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
fromover 200,000,000 company and 600,000,000 individual email addresses and
namesfrom all over the world.

This promotional program takes place annually.

We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year USD400
million international lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiducial agent
MR.BOT DO of the,
UNITRUST TRUST AGENCY
TEL: +31-617-620-766,
Email:unitrus102@netscape.net.

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 24th Oct, 2005.
Afterthis date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
pleaseremember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.

Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent assoon
as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
beingpart of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 20 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

MRS.SEMOING COR.
Lottery Coordinator.

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