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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • greg_stephenson1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "KIA PROMOTIONS" <uk_kiapromo@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 12:01:36 +0000
Subject: KIA MOTOR COMPANY NEW YEAR BONANZAR

Kia Customer Services
Kia Motors UK Limited
PO Box 464
Stockport
SK3 0WU

FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
TICKET NUMBER: 6543Y54
SERIAL NUMBER: 885-737
BATCH NUMBER : KIA-789485W

ATTN; WINNER,

RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

 

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited
results of the KIA MOTOR CUSTOMERS PROMOTION PROGRAM held today, You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL  NUMBER:  885-737 and Batch number KIA-789485W.Your email address attached to the ticket number: 6543Y54  that  drew  the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake  in  the second category,in four parts. You have been approved for a  payment of  300,000.00pounds(THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.) in cash credited to file  reference number: KIA/4249859609/UK1  which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favor as beneficiary and covered with HIGH  INSURANCE POLICY.This is from a total cash prize of five  million pounds shared among  the ten international winners in first,second and third categories.Along with a New KIA Sorento Car.

 

Congratulations!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn  from 13,000 (thirteen thousand) names of email users around the world, as  part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some  names and addresses,we ask that you keep this award personal, till  your  claims has been processed and your  funds remitted to you.This is part  of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted  taking  advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.

 

To begin  your claim, do file for the release of your  winning by 
contacting your/our accredited agent:

 

KIA MOTOR CUSTOMERS PROMOTIONS
MR. GREG STEPHENSON.(Foreign Transfer Manager)
Email: greg_stephenson1@yahoo.co.uk    
 
They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS KIA/724357/CP  (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than ONE MONTH from today. Failure to claim your winning/ fund will be forfeited, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

 

Once again Congratulations.

KIA MOTORS

The power to surprize

 

 

Kia Sorento

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