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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.
• 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.
  • +2348035719200 (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.
  • mr_michealsolomon@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lottery Winner" <maillotteryhse1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_michealsolomon@gawab.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:16:26 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS FROM CITYTIME NATIONAL LOTTERY, FRANCE,

CITYTIME NATIONAL LOTTERY, FRANCE, CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.,   215, AVE., VICTOR HUGO, PARIS 33E, B. P 367, FRANCE   Ref: CT/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369                WINNING NOTIFICATION:   We happily announce to you the draw of the CITYTIME NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 5TH JANUARY, 2006 in PARIS - FRANCE. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.   You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US$5 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Twenty (20) lucky winners in this category. This Lottery is approved by the France Gambling Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).   All participants were selected randomly from WorldWide Websites through computer draw system and extracted from over 200,000.00 companies and 300,000,000.00 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.  This promotion takes place every three years and is being sponsored by JACQUES CHIRAC, PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in NIGERIA as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) would be released to you by our payment office in Nigeria through our paying bank (Stanbic Bank of Nigeria Limited).   Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. 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 programme by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned, to file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary/Processing Agent : MR. SOLOMON MICHEAL through email: mr_michealsolomon@gawab.com and call him on phone (Tel: +234-80-35719200) immediately to acknowledge your mail.   Please be aware that the Paying Bank will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our processing Agent; that would be designated to your file. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 30th March, 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications kindly remember to quote your reference information in all correspondences. Furthermore, should there be any change of contact information, please inform our Agent as soon as possible.   Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.   IMPORTANT NOTE: please quote your full names, your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with our designated agent or us.   Sincerely,   MRS. RUTH ONUH. Games/Lottery Coordinator

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