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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:
  • "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.
  • alexkrutikov009@yahoo.co.uk
  • drtomgreen@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Alexey=20Krutikov?= <alexkrutikov009@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: krutikovalexey1@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:45:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: notification of payment


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: alexkrutikov009@yahoo.co.uk

MATION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY STAKE

QUEENS DRIVE,1064.

LONDON,UK.



FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR IMATION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF:HW2/10-4-99/05


ATTN:lucky Winner



WINNING NOTIFICATION NOTICE


Sir/Madam


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners

International

programs held on the 12/1/2006. Your e-mail address

attached to ticket number 674082ADF with serial number A- 770829,batch

number D-

740644,lottery ref number 3854388 and drew lucky numbers 12-36-39 which

consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved

for a

lump sum pay out of $2.5 Million ( TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND

DOLLARS)


CONGRATULATIONS!!!


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 over

30,000 company and 10,000,000 individual email ddresses and names from

all over

the world.


This promotional program takes place every year.This lottery was

promoted and

sponsored by Association of software producers.


we hope with part of your winning,you will take part in our next year

US$20m

international lottery. To file for your claim,


please contact our fiducial agent {dr tom green) of the,


IMATION LOTTERY AGENCY.

drtomgreen@yahoo.co.uk



Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 28th /5th /

2006.After

this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.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,

alex krutikov.

Lottery Coordinator.

- Alexey Krutikov

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