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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")
• 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.
  • a_winninginfo12@yahoo.com.tw (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • euroafriqclaimagent1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?WINNING=20AWARD?= <a_winninginfo12@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: euroafriqclaimagent1@myway.com
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 03:55:29 +0800 (CST)
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


§Ú¦³·sªº«H½c¤F!§A¥i¥H±H«Hµ¹§Ú¨ì: a_winninginfo12@yahoo.com.tw

EUROAFRIC LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

JAVANDA HILLS PLOT 1009

COUTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

REF NO: EGS/2551256003/02

BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD


ATTN: STICK WINNER


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD .Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:11 23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:211305 drew lucky numbers:13 152237 39 which consequently won in the 2nd category you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of $960 000 00 USD.(NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS)


Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites.This promotional program takes place every year,and it is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft inc and other corporate organisations.This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers world wide.For security purpose and clarity,we advice that you keep your winninginformation confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.We look forward to your active participation in our next 4 million euroafric slot. You are required to contact your Claim Agent Jeffers, Foreign Operations Manager,EUROAFRIC INTL LOTTERY at Tel: 22993487021, Email:-(euroafriqclaimagent1@myway.com) for processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated account of your choice.All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of this notice.


Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,Remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our claim agent as soon as possible.


Congratulations!!! once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


PLEASE FILL THE GAPS BELOW FOR PAYMENT PROCESSING:

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.TICKET NUMBER:___________________

10.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________

11.REF NUMBER:____________

___________________________________________

12. NATIONALITY:________________________________


Send the required informations to agent Jeffers for processing your payment Congratulations!!! once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


Sincerely,

MRS. VERA LUCAS

VICE PRESIDENT

EUROAFRIC INTL LOTTERY.

- WINNING AWARD

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