419 scam: "Mr. Jude Ulu" <jude01@zwallet.com> Message From Mr. Jude/AWARD DEPT" <asianpromotion2005@she.com> ASIAN PACIFIC AWARD PROPŒë¸"

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jude Ulu" <jude01@zwallet.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:26:51 +0100
Subject: Message From Mr. Jude

From: The director of the Prize Award Department
REF: ZAR/39221115/2005.
BATCH: 15/430000/CK/KKP

Att: The Owner of this Email Address

Re: Award Notification of Final Notice

We are pleased to inform you of the release on the 30th November. 2005,the
Result of the PRIDE WORLDWIDE LOTTO, SA promotion program held on the 15th
November 2005.Your email address attached to the ticket number
244-331239-470 with serial number 10-14-18-26-37-39, which consequently won
the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been awarded the lump sum of US$700,000 (DOLLARS)in cash
credited to file number ZAR/39224059/2005.

Your funds are deposited with a security company, which will be insured In
your name once you contact the security company. Due to a mix up of some
names and numbers, we strongly recommend that you keep this award a top
secret from the public notice until your claim have been processed and the
money remitted to your account. This is a part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwanted scams of this Program by other
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 email addresses from all over the world as a part of our
International promotional program, which is done twice annually. We hope
that with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of year high
Stake #1.3bn lottery. To avoid fraud and scams, and to begin your
claim,Please contact only your assigned agent,Mr.Jude Ulu; Foreign Service
Manager of PRIDE LOTTERY.ORG via email on For processing and remittance of
your money to a designated account of your choice. All prize money must be
claimed not later than 14days from the date of this notice, as after this
date, all funds will be returned to PRIDE Worldwide LOTTO INTERNATIONAL as
unclaimed.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference and batch number in every correspondence with us, or your
agent.Furthermore, if you have changed your email address, do contact your
agent notifying him of the change.

Congratulations once more for and on behalf of all members of my staff And
thank you for being a part of our promotions program.

Yours sincerely,

Jude Ulu
CLAIMS MANAGER.
TEL:
Email:

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