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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 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.
  • paymentagent@mail.md
  • win59@latinmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: luckyday@apropo.ro
Date: 14 Mar 2006 17:12:56 -0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!


FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

www.luckyday.nl







BACTH NO: PTP/31211214257/190888/2202

REF. NO. PTP/21449267220/255100//2202







WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY

BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on

The 1 of March 2006. Due to the mix up of number,





The results were released on the 13 of March 2006. Your name

Attached to ticket number 219028657434 with serial number

918735625drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99

which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.







You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of

(ONE MILLION UNITED KINGDOM POUNDS) in cash

which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your

favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you

keep your winning information confidential until your claims has

been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part

of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted

abuse of this program by some participants.





All participants were selected through a computer ballot system

drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies

and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over

the world.







To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that

have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your

contact telephone and fax number to begin the processing of your

claim





CONTACT NAME: Mr.Mike Willaims

CITY/ COUNTRY: Manchester, United kingdom

TELL: 44-(0)7932904669

FAX: 44-(1)613328286

Email: paymentagent@mail.md

Email: win59@latinmail.com





Note that all winners must claim there win not later than 30 th of march



2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next

Game.







Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications

please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers

in all correspondence.







Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our

agent as soon as possible.







Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for

being part of our promotional program.







Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.







Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Tarsi Ashley

Promotions Manager.








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http://rezervari.apropo.ro - Rezerva-ti on-line o camera in peste 3300 de orase de pe glob

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