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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447040121324 (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.
  • lottomailinfo_uk@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drcwilliams@katamail.com
  • drcwilliams@fastermail.com

Fraud email example:

From: UK LOTTERY <lottomailinfo_uk@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: annmrs@myway.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:12:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: National Lottery Headquarters:


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lottomailinfo_uk@yahoo.ca

National Lottery Headquarters:

Customer Service

an Affiliate of

watergate inc.

28 Tanfield Road,

Croydon. London

Ref: EAASL/931OLI/02

Batch: 2/05/YH60

EMAIL: drcwilliams@katamail.com





WINNING NOTIFICATION:



We happily announce to you the draw of the National Sweepstake

Lottery International programs held on the 18th of MAR 2006 in

London.Your Name and e-mail address attached to ticket number: 964

75600545866 with Serial number 8388/02 drew the lucky umbers:

52-6-26-13-35-9,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd

category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of

£2,500.000( TWO MILLION FIVE

HUNDRED THOUSAND POUDS) in cash credited to file KPC/6080118308/02.This

is from a total cash prize of £75 Million pound.



Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European

booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play

coupon.In view of this, your £2,500.000( TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED

THOUSAND POUDS)

would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.Our agent will

immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your

funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.



All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site

through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000

companies.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 whatever manner you deem fit to claimyour

prize. This is a 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 The

Officerincharges with the below details for processing of your claims.

OFFICER: DR.CAMPBELL WILLIAMS,FINANCIAL DIRECTOR

EMAIL: drcwilliams@fastermail.com

TEL +447040121324



To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your

reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our

designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs

of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery

program. Sincerely,



Anna Adams.

EURO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator




- UK LOTTERY

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