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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +31647232874 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • imperialchamber9@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Imperial chamber " <peterpaul82ye@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:37:45 -0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS

MAURILYN LOTTERIES: CONTACT IMPERIAL CHAMBER!!!
GreenCasinos & Maurilyn Lotteries,
HOLLAND HEAD OFFICE
LYONSTRAAT 44,
3047 AJ ROTTERDAM,


Dear Sir/Madam,

Congratulations!

With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Green
Casinos & Maurilyn Lotteries Inc. programs, held on the 19th of April 2006,
which drew a cash prize of $1,000,000.00, covered with high insurance
policy. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket/Code number 0087411652337
with claim/reference number 085093785/92 drew these lucky numbers
007-49746-041-764-64-2091, which consequently won in the 1st category. You
have been approved to receive a cash prize of $1,000,000.00 (One Million
USD).

Be advised that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to previous
winners, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until
your claim has been processed and released to you. This security measure is
critical; its a measure put in place to avoid double claims, transfer and
unwarranted abuse of this program by other participants.

METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:

Participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system
(computer ballot) from over 35,000 companies and 70,000 individual e-mail
addresses all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail address emerged
as the winner of our last jackpot.

This is promotional program takes place bi-annually, and it is promoted and
sponsored Orient software corporation (Orient Networks). It is met to reward
some individuals and corporations who have devoted their time and resources
surfing the world wide web (www) with their email
addresses.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days of this
notification, after the expiration of that time frame, if your funds are
unclaimed, it will be refunded to us and included in our next draws. We hope
you will use part of your cash prize to participate in our next $18million
draws in July 2006.

Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the
transfer of your funds to you, please always remember to quote your Code
number in all correspondence with our legal adviser.

ROSENFELD GROUPS[IMPERIAL CHAMBER]
Advocate Mr. Van Der Gooi
Email: imperialchamber9@netscape.net
Tel: +31-647-232-874
Fax: +31-847-169-076

Furthermore, should there be any change of your present address, please
notify us immediately so to make the appropriate adjustment.


Congratulations from the management and staffs of GreenCasinos & Maurilyn
Lotteries.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Ruth Peterson
The Promotions Manager.

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