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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.
  • +447040104135 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jonathan Parker" <jonathan-parker@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 02:10:01 +0000
Subject: GRAND PRIZE WINNER CATEGORY "A"

FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,

INTERNATIONALPROMOTIONS/PRIZEAWARD DEPARTMENT

Dear Recipient,

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the
Category "A" draws conducted by Lucky Star Lottery UK. We are happy to
inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is
part of our promotional draws. The draws were held prior to your
notification. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia,, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program. You/Your Company,
attached to ticket number 3322/6181-22 with serial number 92-71 drew the
lucky numbers 19, 21, 25,30,41,44 (22), and consequently won in the Category
"A". You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of £6million (Six
Million Great Britain Pounds) which is the winning payout for Category "A"
winners. This is from the total prize money of £12,000,000,000.00 shared
between the 2 international winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

We also wish to bring to your notice our mid year (2005) high stakes where
you stand a chance of winning up to £40Million, we hope that with a part of
your prize you will participate. Please contact your agent as soon as
possible with the information below for processing and remittance of your
prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must
contact your agent within two weeks from the day of your notification.

Mr. Ashley Cole
Financial Director
Trans Global Consultancy Services UK Ltd
35 Whitehall St
Dundee, DD2 4AF
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 7040-104-135
Fax: +44 7005-976-340
Contact Email Address: transglobconsultsrv1@learninglive.co.uk

NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below your reference
numbers. You are to state your reference identification numbers in all your
correspondence to your representing officer. Note that you are to forward
this email to the Mr. Ashley Cole for your prize claim processing.

REFERENCE NUMBER: REF: TGA-4GA-69889

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

JONATHAN PARKER

THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR
LUCKY STAR LOTTERY
17-20 EAST BOND STREET,
LEICESTER LE16SU
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel/ Fax: +44 700-580-3625

N.B.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ABOVE
REQUIREMENTS ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL BOX, YOU ARE TO CONTACT
YOUR REPRESENTING OFFICER FOR FURTHER PRIZE CLAIM PROCEDURE

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