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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 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.
  • +447947505081
• 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.
  • softwarelotto12@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dave" <softwarelott@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:48:19 +0900
Subject: VksURGENT

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INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF: PL2/209318/09
BATCH: 18/103/HME.
Attn:
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 19/03/2006. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number 436425795822-5022 with serial number 6614102,
batch number 8561513507,lottery ref number 7675213911 and drew lucky
numbers 7-9-4-17-34-44 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
£1.500,000.00 (0NE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITIAN POUNDS)
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 40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email
addresses 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 GBP£20 million
international lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial
agent:
==============================================================
Mr. Smith Zimmerman
24 Stamford Hill Estate
London
N16 6RS
Email: softwarelotto12@netscape.net
Tel: +44 794 750 5081
==============================================================
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 03 April 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,
Walther Jones
Lottery Coordinator.



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