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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 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.
  • unitrus102@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "winning lotto" <winninginfo02@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:24:42 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

FROM:UNIVERSAL LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: MLI/709-ILGI0230/92
BATCH: IPD/77/256/PTNL
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION

 

Sir/Madam

 

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners Internationalprograms held on the 27th of Jan 2006.Your  e-mail address attached to ticketnumber 001-454-33-503-102-11 with serial number 345-444- 77 drew lucky numbers 86-741-06-160- 27which consequently wonin the 2nd category, you have thereforebeen approved for a lump sumpay out of US$800,000,00 (Eight Hundred Thousand United StatesDollars)
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
 
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winninginformation very confidential till your claims has been processed and yourprize/money Remitted to you.
 
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarrantedabuse of this program by some participants.
 
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn fromover 200,000,000 company and 600,000,000 individual email addresses and namesfrom all over the world.
 
This promotional program takes place annually.
 
We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year USD400 million international lottery.
 
To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiducial agent
DR.MORIS  DO of the,
UNITRUST TRUST AGENCY

TEL:+31-203-651-407.

FAX:+31-847-272-743.
Email:unitrus102@netscape.net.

 

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 13th of Feb, 2006. Afterthis date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.
  
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications pleaseremember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
 
Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent assoon as possible.
 
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for beingpart of our promotional program.
 
Sincerely yours,
MRS.SEMOING COR.
Lottery Coordinator.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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