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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:
  • "urban lottery international"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million us dollars" (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)
• 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.
  • +2348058810271 (Nigeria, 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.
  • okoromike450@yahoo.com
  • clergymike45@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: green jonhson <urbanlottopromo4@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:02:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
GREEN JOHNSON (URBAN LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL)PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: 15/0018/IPD
BATCH NO: EGS/ 22504002/04

ATTN: WINNER.

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY
DRAWS HELD on the 23rd of dec 2005.Youre-mail address attached to
ticket number:085-12876077-09 with serial number:51390-0 drew lucky
numbers:03-05-12-14-38 which consequently won in
the 5th category.you have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay of (ONE MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) in cash
credited to file with REF: º.EGS/3662367114/13.
Note that all participants in this lottery program have
been selected randomly through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 Officials and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from all search
engines and web sites,from Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East
and Africa, as part of our International Promotions
Program. This promotional program takes place every
year,and is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organizations.
This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide.
Your fund is now deposited with Union Bank and insured in your name

For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.We look forward to your active participation in our next 4
million dollars slot.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to
contact your claims agent through our accredited Prize Transfer agents
as stated below:

REV.DR MIKE OKORO
E MAIL: okoromike450@yahoo.com
E MAIL: clergymike45@yahoo.com
TEL: +234-805-881-0271
CALL HIM IMMEDIATELY WITH HIS ABOVE DIRECT PHONE NUMBER IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM (USA) THIS IS HOW YOU DIAL 011-234-805-881-0271

When you contact him, please provide him with your secret BATCH NO,SERIAL NO.You are also advised to provide your claim agent with the under listed information as soon as possible send it to his two email addresses below,
E MAIL: okoromike450@yahoo.com
E MAIL: clergymike45@yahoo.com
1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone/Fax
You have been advised not to use your school e mail address
to reply,because sometimes it will be hard to reply you with the school
email address,so use any other e mail to reply.

All winnings must be
claimed not later than one month
After the date of this notice.Please
note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change
of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations!!!once more and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Bear in mind that 10% of your
fund will be going to the lottery organization that played the lottery
with peoples name and email addresses that should be after you most
have received the fund in your account,the 10% would have been given to
them,just because the fund has been insured and will not be removed
till you receive the fund in your account.

Sincerely,
MR.GREEN
JOHNSON.
VICE PRESIDENT.
URBAN LOTTERY.




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