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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:

• 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.
  • +447040125187 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701215589 (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.
  • ssb7@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "KELVIN STAKE" <kelvinstake2@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:18:58 -0600
Subject: cash grant donation!!

Attn:

This is to notify you that you have been choosen By
the Board of Trustees of the Action Aid (NGO uk) as
one of the final Recepients of a Cash Grant/Donation
Economic growth and a poverty alleviation scheme.

Action Aid (U.K.) a Multi-Million Pounds NGO group was
established with the objective Of Human Growth,
Educational and Community development.

In line with the 28 years anniversary program, the
Action Aid (U.K.) in conjunction with the European
Council is giving out One Hundred Million Pounds
Sterling as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky
international recipients worldwide in different
categories for Business development and Social.

These funds are freely given to use for your business
and educational development, charitable work and your
community development at large.

Your Email was selected Based on an internet random
selection exercise, You therefore are confirmed one of
the lucky recipients and are entitled
to 850,000.00 (eight hundred and fifty thousand Pounds
Sterling Only) as charity donations/aid from the
action Aid (UK).

You are required to Contact immediately the Action Aid
(UK) paying bank below by email. Endeavour to quote Your
Qualification Number: (N-222-6747, E-900-56) for
qualification documentations, verification and
processing of your 850,000.00 Pounds Sterling
entitlement.

Mr.Pabblo Ventura
SKAGIT STATE BANK,
1400 Commercial Avenue
P. O. Box 36
Anacortes, Washington 98221
Fax: +1 206-222-2364
Tel: +1 206-338-5528
Tel: +1 206-202-1474
Email:info-ssb7@hotmail.com

Endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers
(N-222-6747, E-900-56) in all your correspondence with
Mr.Pabblo Ventura

Please note that this donations/Grants are
administered by a USA Bank and therefore subject to USA
Banking Laws. You are by all means advised
to keep this whole information confidential until you
have collected your donation,This is to avoid double
and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing
third parties on cash grant donation.

On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest
congratulations!

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Kelvin Stake
20 kensington church st
London w8 4ep, UK.
Fax: +44-870-121-5589
Fax: +44-870-135-8048
Tel: +44-7040-125-187
Tel: +44-7040-125-193

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