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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • smithwhites7@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Disney Lottery" <disneyworldlottery_618@msn.com>
Reply-To: smittwhites@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:05:09 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY, UK
3b Houghton Way, St James Centre,
Leicester City, L30 1RD
================================
TICKET NO: 0012-1259-801-702DSW
REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951
BATCH NO: 2005DJL-05
SERIAL NO: S/N-00180
================================
AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the
DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY PROGRAMS held 23th January 2006. Your company
or
your personal e-mail address is attached to ticket number
0012-1259-801-702DSW, with serial number S/N-00180 drew the lucky
numbers
998-24-976-48-21-94, and consequently won in the first lottery
category.

 

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US
1,000,000.00
DOLLARS in cash credited to file REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951. This is from
total prize money of US 25,000,000.00 DOLLARS, shared among the Twenty
five
(25) international winners in this category. All participants were
selected
through our Computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 names, 3,000 names
from
each continent, as part of International Promotions Program.
Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate
bank
here in UK, and insured with your REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951 and your
E-mail
address. You are to keep your TICKET NO. REF NO. BATCH NO. and SERIAL
NO.
From the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted
to
your personal account.

 

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by
email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. Your
assigned claims officer contact email is:
------------------------------------
Name: Smith Whites
E-mail: smithwhites7@yahoo.co.uk
------------------------------------
He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money
must
be claimed not later than the 30th of Febuary 2006. All funds not
claimed
on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your ticket, reference, batch and serial numbers in
all
correspondences with your claims officer.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Veronica Wallace
For DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY UK;
Claims Requirements:
==================
1.Name in full-----------------------------------------
2.Address---------------------------------------------
3.Nationality-----------------------------------------
4.Age-------------------------------------------------
5.Occupation------------------------------------------
6.Phone/Fax-------------------------------------------
7.Present Country-------------------------------------
PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS
1) BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.
2) CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIERED TO YOU VIA OUR
AFFILIATE
COURIER COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS.
NOTE: PLEASE INDICATE OPTION THAT BEST SUITS YOU.

 

DECLARATION:
I...............HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF
ANY
UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE,MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL
WINNINGS.(SUPER STANDARD AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING
THE
TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.
DATE--------
===============================================================

 

This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the
exclusive use of the addressee(s).This email and its attachments may
also be
privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by
mistake
please let us know by reply immediately and/or destroy the email and
its
attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.

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