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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque"
  • "route de rufisque"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristeramedmohammed@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: DHAFIR AL-ANBAKY <dh_m_j@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:31:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Please Help Me


Dear Sir .. I recieved this e-mail :


FROM: MRS.Award deportment lottery .
E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
580 N. Tenth Street
Sacramento, CA 85914
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
an Affiliate of Foundmoney International
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Amsterdam Netherland.

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 26rd of nov 2005 in
Amsterdam Holland.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: E,A,A,S ******* which
subsequently won you the lottery in the category.You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and
fifty Thousand United States Dollars)in cheque. This is from a total
cash
prize of US$2,500,000.00
Dollars,shared amongst the first Two hundred and fifty. (250) lucky winners in
this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian
booklet representative in Jakarta Indonesia as indicated in your play
coupon.In view of this, your US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty
Thousand United States Dollars) cheque would be rele

ased to you by our fudiciary agent in Jakarta Indonesia.Our Fudiciary
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of
your check as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites and
guestbooks through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
individuals and companies.
This promotion takes place annually and it is sponsored by Sultan of
Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates to encourage the use
of internet and computers world wide. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning informations con

fidential till your claims is processed and your cheque delivered to
your nominated address through an approved delivering officer appointed
specially for this program.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please
be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
BARRISTER, MOHAMMED ABUO.
at his E-mail address:barristeramedmohammed@yahoo.com


TELE:62-856-7669905.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact
BARRISTER:AMED MOHAMMED. with the followings details below:

1. Your full names, contact address,age,private telephone/fax number
and occupation.

2. quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our
designated
agent.Winners under 18 years of age will be authomatically
disqualified.
Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our
special thanks and gratitude to Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of
microsoft
and all his associates.

CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY.

Sincerely,
EURO AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Co-ordinator


Tell me what i do .. Please help me .
DH. M. J.



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