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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.
  • officiallotto@canada.com
  • euroafrolotto@yahoo.com
  • stansmith0006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • infolottery@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stan Smith" <stansmith0006@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:33:40 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

From:The Lotto office : Mrs. Gladys Owen
Euro-Afro-American- Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
No : 125 St Michaels street
Plot 2A Harrison Drive
Ontario Or 235 Kings Street West
Toronto , Ontario
Canada
E-mail: officiallotto@canada.com


Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Email : ( euroafrolotto@yahoo.com)
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04
Batch No Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon : Match 6+B


WINNING NOTIFICATION


Dear Sir/CEO ,

NOTE THAT THIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT We happily
announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the Saturday 18th

Febuary 2006 in Essex United Kingdom. and Canada Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew
the winning

numbers 03/12/23/30/36/37/ with a bonus # 35, for LOTTO 6/49 under the
choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of daily three .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00
(Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file EAAL/9080118308/04.This is from a total cash prize of US
$1100,000,00 Million dollars,shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty
(130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning numbe rfalls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as
indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United States Dollars)would be released to you by an accredited commercial
Bank in
South Africa.

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system
and extracted from over 10,000,00 co! companies
and personal e-mails. This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you
in whatevermanner 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
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

Name Mr.Stan Smith .
Email: stansmith0006@hotmail.com

Tel/Fax +27_83 75 12 099.

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed within one month of
play To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your

reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Gladys Owen
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator
Mrs Kenny Martin Asst Sec For Skyworld Promoters
Mr.Grey Johnson
Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.
Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners
Dr Bill Wilson
African/European Head Office
Baumgartenstrasse 15
Postfach 686 Geneva
CH-8201 Schaffhausen
Switzerland Tel #:+00417-6546-8379
Fax #:+00417-6547-1121
Thanks for your Co-operation in anticipation .

http://www.canada.com/lotteries/
Contact :infolottery@canada.com
Check for LOTTO 6/49

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