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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 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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • ecolinklotto85@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ecolinklotto@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Eco=20Link=20Lottery=20Agency?= <ecolinklotto85@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: ecolinklotto@k.ro
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:08:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ecolinklotto85@yahoo.co.uk

Eco-Global National Lottery Company

21 Wear House Road

Accra. PMB 2 I.P.P Award Dept Accra Ghana.


WINNING NOTIFICATION:


We happily announce to you the draw of the Eco-Global National Lottery

programs held on the 16th of September in Accra Ghana in conjunction

with the West African monetary institute; your e-mail address attached to

ticket number: DVA310878 which subsequently won you the lottery in the

3rd category.


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000

(Two Million United States Dollars). This is from a total cash prize of

S$20,000,000 shared amongst the first TEN (TEN) lucky winners in this

category.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Accra

Booklet representative office in Ghana as indicated in your play coupon. In

view of this, your US$2,000,000 Two Million United States Dollars) would be

released to you by our Agency representative in Accra Ghana. Our Accra

Ghana Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the

release of your funds as soon as you contact him.


All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site

through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and

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 claim your prize. This is 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 our fiduciary Agent: MR.RAMSEY KIRK on

Email:(ecolinklotto@k.ro)


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact

Mr.Ramsey Kirk with followings details below:


1. Your full names:

2. Telephone number:

3. Contact address:

4. Country of residence:

5. Ticket Number:

6. Occupation:

7. Age:


Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our

designated agent.


Congratulations, once more from all members and Staffs of this program

and thanks for being part of our promotional lottery program.


Sincerely,

Harris Butler

Director of Eco-Global National Lottery Company Int'l

- Eco Link Lottery Agency

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