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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 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.
  • wwnlwindep@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • agentwalter@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WORLD WIDE NATIONAL LOTTERY <wwnlwindep@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: agentwalter@k.ro
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:00:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


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

World Wide National Lottery

Department of National Lottery

DNL Lottery Agency

Sub-Regional Head Quarters

Accra Ghana.

12/14 Ministry Way

Accra Ghana.

WINNING NOTIFICATION:


We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the

Department of National Lottery (DNL) in Affiliation with

the World Wide National Lottery International programs held

on the 5th of january 2006 in Accra Ghana. In conjunction with

the West African monetary institute a Ticket number:

#PVW78GH445EY attached to your e-mail address a which

subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars). This

is from a total cash prize of US$20,000,000.00(Twenty

Million dollars,shared amongst the first Ten (10)lucky

winners in this category.


Please note that your lucky w inning number falls within our

Afrian booklet representative office in Accra Ghana

(Africa)as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this,

your US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States

Dollars)would be released to you by our Department of

National Lottery Agency (OFFICE)in Accra Ghana Africa. Our

Africa 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 taking

place now as we shall commence sales of ticket by next

year.


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 un warranted abuse of

this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned.


To file in for your claim, please contact our Africa

Agent: MR Walter Xavi on Email:agentwalter@k.ro

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are

to contact MR Walter Xavi with the followings details

below:


1. Your full names, telephone, contact address,age,occupation and

2. Quote your Ticket number 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,

Dr. Clen Gloef

Zonal Cordinator

- WORLD WIDE NATIONAL LOTTERY

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