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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.
  • +447024017542 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "ADS LOTTERY" <adslotteryresults2@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:59:03 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON: $1,500,000.00(CONGRATULATIONS!!!)

ADS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL UK.
Applecrest & Debbies Sun Lotteries,
1022 Kingsway Ave., Osborne,
Maliebaan 38-40, 3581CR, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Head office: 76 Miles Drive, Thamesmead West, London SE28 OJA

Dear Winner,

YOU HAVE WON: $1,500,000.00(CONGRATULATIONS!!!)

With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Applecrest & Debbies Sun Lotteries International In Association With Jackpotjoy programs held on the 14th, of January 2006 drew cash Prize of $1,500,000.00. Your e-mail address attached to Code number 370011672387-290-02 with claim Number  12093782/42 drew these lucky numbers 04, 08, 16, 23, 28, 47, and bonus ball 34 which consequently  won in the ballot system 1st category of the year 2006 . You have been approved to receive a cash prize of $1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred
Thousand USD).

Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to previous winners, we advise that you Keep your winning information confidential until your claims is been processed and your funds ($1,500,000.00) Transferred to you. This security measure is important; its protocol  meant to avoid double claims, transfer and unwarranted abuse of this program  by other participants.

METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:

Participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system (computer ballot) from over 35,000 Companies and 70,000 individual  e-mail addresses all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail address Emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.This is promotional program takes place bi-annually, and it is promoted and sponsored Orient  software Corporation (Orient Networks). It is met to reward some individuals and corporations who have devote Their time and resources surfing the world wide web (www) with their email addresses. Remember, all winning must  be claimed not later than 5 working days from today. After the expiration of that time frame, if your funds are unclaimed, it will be refunded to us and included in our next
draws.We hope you will use part of your cash prize to participate in our next $18million draws in March 2006.

Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the transfer of your funds to you, please always remember to quote your Code number in all correspondence with our verification department.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your present address, please notify us
Immediately so to make the appropriate adjustment.Congratulations from the management and staffs of Applecrest & Debbies Sun Lotteries.

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Immediately, contact our verification department and Send them
following

I……………(your names)…….., with e-mail address………..(your e-mailaddress)….., contact address………..,(postal address)…….and code number:……….(quote your code number)…….is the winner of the last Applecrest & Debbies Sun Lotteries, with a cash prize of $1,500,000.00. Kindly verify my winnings of my cash prize within the next 5-working  days.
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Contact details of our Verification Department:
Contact person: Mr. Randy White.
Address: 76 Miles Drive, Thamesmead West, London SE28 OJA
Department of Verification,
E-mail: adslotteryverificationdepartment@walla.com
Office: +44-702-401-7542
Mobile: +44-702-401-7536
Fax: 31-847-235-420
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Congratulations.
Yours in services,
Scott Frederic.(Lottery Coordinator)


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