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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 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.
  • +447024014990 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • winning_processingagent2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WINNERS LOTTO 2005" <winnerslotto88@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:45:10 +0100
Subject: AWADE NOTIFICATION,FINAL NOTICE.

MEGA MILLION UK LOTTER
211 EGHAM SURREY RD
SE21 8NE LONDON
UK


FROM: OLIVIA O KERRY.
THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
MEGA MILLION PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: MMIL/3762367224/05 BATCH NO: 2177/005/MMD

ATTN: WINNER
OF TICKER NO: 42-23-0-113-69-1/2
14TH -01-2006

RE-AWARD NOTIFICATION BASED ON TICKET NO-42-23-0-113-69-1/2 SERIAL NO:
7773-05

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the result of the MEGA
-MILLION UK LOTTERY END OF YEAR HIGHSTAKE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on 22nd
of December 2005. your name attached to the ticket number 42-23-0-113-69-1/2
with serial number 7773-05 drew the lucky number 736-22575993-86 which
consequently won the lottery in the 1ST category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $ 815,960 (EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY US DOLLAR) in cash
credited to file REF NO: MMIL/3762367224/06. This from total cash prize of
US$14,464,450:00 (FOURTEEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND,
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROS) shared among the seventeen international
winner in this category.

CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name. Due
to mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to
your nominated account, as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 25,000 names from USA, New Zealand, Europe and Asia as
part of our end of year international program, which we conduct once every
year. We hope with a part of your prize money, you will take part in our mid
year (summer) high stake euros1.6 billion international lottery. all claims
attract payment of the non resident tax. You should request from your agent
the payment processing form be send to you via email to enable you complete
and send back to them.

If decide to begin your claim, please contact CRYSTAL LINE SECURITY ATTN,
MR. MICHAEL COLE Foreign Operations Manager, ON Tel nos.: + 44
7024014990 OR EMAIL: winning_processingagent2006@yahoo.com,They will assist
you in processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your. You should forward them your full contact address
details phone ,fax and email include with your bank details were payment
will be transfer into.

Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 13th Feb. 2006.
After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERY OF FINANCE as
unclaimed. 10% belongs to CRYSTAL LINE SECURITY COMPANY as their agent
commission for assisting you and should be remitted to them only after you
receive your winning.

Note. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with us or your agent Furthermore, should there be any change
of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being
a part of our promotion program.

Thanks

OLIVIA KERRY
PRESIDENT MEGA MILLION
LOTTERY LONDON.



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