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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • lottoclaims500@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • payclaim1010@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Anderson <lottoclaims500@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:34:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Congratulations! You are a Winner!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lottoclaims500@yahoo.com

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER

HURRICANE LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD

DEPARTMENT

REF NUMBER:OYL/26510460037/04

BATCH NUMBER: 24/00319/IPD

Dear Winner,

LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the VICTUAL WIN PROMO LOTTERY, ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 24th of February,2006. Your email address was attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11

drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2,000,000.00 in cash credited to file OYL/26510460037/04 .All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names and email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which will be conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with the payment board in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent:

Mr. James Becker

e-mail: payclaim1010@yahoo.com

Please also send the following for due processing and remittance of your prize money:

1. Full names.

2. Phone number.

3. Mobile number(if available)

4. Fax number.

5. Full residential address (area code where applicable)

6. Occupation and position.

7. Sex.

8. Age.

9. Nationality.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondence with your agent.

Congratulations again from all our staff.

Sincerely,

Mr. John Anderson

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

HURRICANE LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.

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