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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • billgatemicrosoftworld@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?frank=20jhonson?= <billgatemicrosoftworld@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 17:48:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS


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

FROM: THE DESK OF THE microsoft internet world . (BILL GATE)

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE

AWARD.: EGS/ 22504002/04: REFERENCE: 7458222754 WINNING NO: XB3/701/LNRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Lucky winner

We are delighted to inform you of the release of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE DRAW, held on the 25th of november 2005,

but owing to some mix up of numbers and addresses and the holidays, the

results were released on the 2ND april 2006. Your mail address was attached to

ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the

lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery

in the 5th category.


You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2,800.809.00.

(TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINE UNITED

STATES DOLLARS ONLY), in cash credited to file with REF: Nº.

EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total cash prize of US$70,020.225.00, shared

among the (25) twenty-five international winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in

your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep

this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and

the money remitted to your account, as this is part of our security

protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of

this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn

from 25,000 names, email addresses & official addresses, from Asia, New

Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as

part of our International Promotions Program. We hope your lucky name

will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by BILL GATE microsoft world to improve,advertise and

expand the use of internet facilities in the world.Further more,

your details (e-mail address) fall within Our european representative

office in united kingdom, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of

US$2,800.809.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in

UNITED KINGDOM. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your Claims

Agent,

MR.MARK SCOTT,

FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER,

FUTURE VIEW FINANCE HOME UNITED KINGDOM,

EMAIL: billgatemicrosoftworld@yahoo.co.uk

PHONE:00447944934786

You are advice to provide him with the following information:

Name and Address:

Cell phone number:

Home phone/Fax number:

Nationality:

Age and Occupation:

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30days. Any

claim not made by this date will be returned to the DEPARTMENT OF THE

TREASURY. And also be informed that 20% of your lottery winning belongs to

(the PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company that bought your

ticket and played the lottery in your name. Note also that this 20%

will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize, because the

money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please

remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all

correspondences with us; or your Claim Agent. Furthermore, should

there be any change of address, please do inform your Claim Agent as soon

as possible. Your Claim Agent, MR MARK SCOTT, will send an original

copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate to you.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part

of our International Promotions program. We wish you continued good

fortunes.

Sincerely,

DAVID COLE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MSN.






- MARK SCOTT

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