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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • bettigeorge@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • geraldmallinick@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: betty george <bettigeorge@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pegho11@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 16:18:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Congratulation!!!!


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



EBRA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

Orchard Place, Flint House road,

PE04 8JR, United Kingdom.

Ref. Number: 632/001/3001

Batch Number: 400001429-AK446


Dear,


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the

Lottery Winners International programs held on the 5th

February, 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket

number 370982217413-7240 with serial number 4708-325

drew lucky numbers 2-34-28-13-41 which consequently

won in the 7th category,you have thereforebeen approved

for a lump sum pay of USD$3,500,000.00(Three million

five hundred thousand United States

Dollars).CONGRATULATIONS!!!


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 over 20,000

companies and 30,000,000 individuals email addresses and

names from all over the world. This promotional

program takes place every three year.


This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Ted

Turner,Jesse Jackson,Ken Evoy,and Bill Gates,

President of the World Largest software company, we hope with

part of your winning you will take part in our

nextyear USD50 million international lottery.


To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial

agent MR.Gerald Mallinick,of the Zebra Trust Agency

immediately via this email address: geraldmallinick@yahoo.com

i shall forward your mail to him for necessary action. Remember, all

winning must be claimed within one month of receipt of

this notice. After this date all unclaimed funds will

be included in the next stake. 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 agent as soon as possible, and send to me

your private telephone numbers for easy communication.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff

and thank you for being part of our

promotional program.


Sincerely yours,

Betty George (MS.)

Lottery Coordinator


CONGRATULATIONS!!!




- betty george

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