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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 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.
  • glippromoenator@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "GLIP PROMOSIONS" <glippromo@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:24:26 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification.

Winning Notification.

The Head,
Lottery Winning Notification Centre,GLIPP.
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM.


Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/GL340
18-10-2005





Winning Notification.



Congratulations, it is our pleasure to inform you that you

have won an email annual Global Lottery(lotto)

International Promotional Program (GLIPP) held in London on

29th June, 2005. A global email random access selection

shot on Microsoft, generated your email address - as

related to the following :


1.27522465896-532
2.serial number 652-662
3.batch number GL-040-SB06-05
4.lottery Ref number GLP/653/029/05 and drew lucky numbers:

7-14-18-23-31-45, which won on the 3rd category US$

940,020.00 (Nine hundred and forty thousand, twenty

dollars) only.


Your Ticket ,Serial ,Batch and Lottery Ref Number will be

confidentially included in your payment approval - take

note.


This promotional program takes place annually, promoted and

sponsored by eminent personalities - the Sultan of Brunei,

Bill Gates Of Microsoft Inc, Multi Choice, Echina Site and

other corporate organizations.This is to encourage the use

of the Internet and computers worldwide . For security

purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning

informations confidential until your claims have been

processed.This is part of GLIPP security system to avoid

double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by scam

impostors.


Please note: in order to avoid unnecessary delay and

complications remember to quote your lucky numbers and

batch numbers in all correspondence.


Furthermore, should there be any change of addresses do

inform our agent as soon as possible. Apply for your prize

as soon as possible so your payment will be processed

within the time of claim.


Contact the GLIPP agent: Smith Doug (Mr)
Contact E-mail: glippromoenator@gmail.com
Tel: 44-703-1846563.
Fax: 44-870-0688790.


Congratulations once more.


Yours Faithfully,
Elizabeth M. Edward(Mrs).




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