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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• 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.
  • +27834336347 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • smithcharis_claimdepartment@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Lottery" <eurolottery_0001@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:56:18 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: Mrs. Teresa Allan.

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ
Essex
United Kingdom

Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/27/Du34

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the Monday 2end Jenuary 2006 in
Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564
75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
02/07/22/33/38/44/, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00
(Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash
credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US
$1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and
thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view
of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United
States Dollars) would be released to you by Absa Bank South
Africa.Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants
were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws
system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

Name :SMITH CHARIS

Tel: +27 83-433-6347

Email:smithcharis_claimdepartment@yahoo.co.in

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30th of May
2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents
or us.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program
that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of
our promotional lottery Program.



Sincerely,

Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Alex Macdonald
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation.

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