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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447939253996
• 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.
  • alpha_lottopromo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • alphabonanza2006@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Alpha=20Promo?= <alpha_lottopromo@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: luckyday003@walla.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:25:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!


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

ALFA LOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

9 Chaucer House

Churchill gardens

Manchester, SW1V 3DW

United Kingdom.




RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!




This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 10TH of April, 2006.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 4,000,000.00GBP (FOUR Million GBP) in cheque drawn in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.



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 only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.



To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with the email address below:




CONTACT NAME: David Morret

TEL: +4479 3925 3996

FAX: +4487 0133 4585

EMAIL: alphabonanza2006@excite.com


Note that all winning must be claimed not later than Twenty days of receiving this notification. 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 WINNING 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 faithfully,

Mrs. Ann Douf


==============================================


Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.



This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure and this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.



If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

- Alpha Promo

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