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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (9 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "claims agents" <claimsagents@prizeclaim.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:09:06 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS/YOU HAVE WON!!!

 

 

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD                           
                  
                              RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
Europe Lotto wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Europe Lottery Union held on the 30th October, 2005. Your email account have been picked as a winner of  900,000.00only(NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLINGS).
This results is now released to you on 5th November, 2005, and your email address attached to Ticket No:0431505 with the Lucky No: 12,15,19,21,30,33,Euro Ball 25. which won the lottery in the A Category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses users.
Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program,For the release of your winning,kindly contact your claims agent Mr. Maskery Patrick  on tel +44-7031940115 you are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning.
All winning must be claimed not later than 24th November, 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be retured. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.  

You are therefore advised to give the following informations to your verification's agent via email which is verification_agents@yahoo.co.uk

1. Full name and address.
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4.Occupation.
Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Executive.(Euro Lottery Intern.)
Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
Copyright © 2005 Europe Union Lottery

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