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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.
  • +447040104085 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709503253 (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.
  • jumboclaimsagent005@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Steve Morgan" <jlppromo@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:53:16 -0400
Subject: Winners Jumbo Lottery Promo

Winners Jumbo Lottery Promo
38 Cavenagh St St Darwin 0800
GPO Box 1974, Darwin, NT 0801,
Australia
16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building Henley Road
Auckland Park, ZA-2006 Johannesburg.
Ref: win/oct102/05
Batch:05/10/wa34
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Winners Lottery Promo
International programs held on the 1st of September 2005 in Lilongwe, Malawi
.Your email address attached to ticket number :125678 with serial number
:5555/05 drew the lucky numbers 23-17-14, which subsequently
won you the lottery in the first category. You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars)
in cash credited to file wlp/23456/04. This is from a total cash prize of
US$ 90 Million Dollars,shared amongst the first thirty (30) lucky winners in
this category.
In view of this,your US$ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million, United States Dol lars )
would be released to you by our redemption centers in Africa and Europe.Our
agents 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 Website through
computer ballot system extracted from over 1,000,000 companies and
individuals.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 your claims, please contact our agent:
Mr Steve Morgan
Universal Trust Inc.
Email: jumboclaimsagent005@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+44-704-010-4085
FAX:+44-870-950-3253
To avoid unnecessary delay 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!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs Sarah Brown,
Public Relations Officer
Winners Jumbo Lottery Promo



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