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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • zoewayconsultant@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "dreamsfortune lottery" <dreamsfortunelottery3030@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:51:33 -0900
Subject: Notification of lottery winner's (CONGRATULATION)

>From Mrs. Elizabeth Pike,

United State Zonal Co-coordinator
Fortune Group plc
The National Lottery
Tolpits Lane No.1a-Bexon Court Carlton
PO Box 1010 United State Of America.
Tel/Fax: + (44)7031850409

With their customer service address -
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/94-6OYI-04
Batch: 11/6/DC34 BBN
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 12099

Euro-Afro-American

Dreams Fortune Lottery Winning Notification
Dear Sir/Madam:

We are happily to announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American
Dreams Fortune Lottery International programs held on the Saturday 21th
January
2006 in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
B9564 75604545 188 with serial number 97560 drew the winning
30/10/04/ZA9/0P1/46, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$900,000.00 (Nine
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAASL
30/10/02/0P1. This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (134) lucky winners
in this category worldwide.

Please note that you’re lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon and your
winning prize is under insurance coverage. In view of this, your
US$900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be
released to you immediately you contact our agent office in Africa.

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in The
Republic of South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and
urgent release of your fund.

Contact information’s:
Dr. Joe Adams
Foreign International Remittance Auditor Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents
25 Richards Rylaan, Auckland Park, 0083
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001 South Africa
Tel: + 27-731655343
Email: zoewayconsultant@gmail.com

PLEASE BE WARNED:

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
program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed as soon as possible .To
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or
us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
Euro-Afro-American-Dreams Fortune Lottery.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Elizabeth Pike.
United State Zonal Co-coordinator.

Mr. Richard Watson
United Kingdom Zonal Secretary General.

Mr.John Branscombe
Director of Security and Facilities

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