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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")
  • "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 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.
  • +447024070051 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • robertodanika@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • hondaeuropelottoenquiries@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Roberto Danika <robertodanika@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 03:54:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Sweepstakes International Program


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

P O Box 1010

Liverpool, L70 1NL

UNITED KINGDOM

(Customer Services)

Ref:

UK/9420X2/68

Batch: 074/05/ZY369

We happily announce to you the

draw (#942) of the online Sweepstakes International program held on

saturday 14th of april, 2006. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are

getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.


Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02drew the luckynumbers:4-6-9-12-15-40(bonus no.25), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus

bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 (One million pounds sterling)in cash credited to file

KTU/9023118308/03.


This is from a total cash prize of 5,000,000 shared amongst the(5)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus

bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.


In view of this, your 1,000,000(One million pounds sterling)will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your

funds as soon as you contact him.



For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to

avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.


To file for your claim,you are to fill the form below and send

via email to our specified claim agent below.

Mr.Smith Mark

+44-702-

407-0051

Email:hondaeuropelottoenquiries@yahoo.co.uk

1.

FULL NAMES:

_______________________________________________________

2.

NATIONALITY:

_______________________________________________________

3.

AGE________________________________________

4. SEX:

_________________________

5. MARITAL STATUS:

_____________________________________

6.CONTACT ADDRESS:

_____________________________________________

7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:

___________________

8.OCCUPATION:_________________________________

9.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:

_______________________________________

10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:

________________________________

11.WINNING NUMBER:

_________________________________________

12TOTAL AMOUNT WON:

_________________________________________

Endeavour to email/fax him

your full names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax

numbers immediately.

Congratulations from me and members of staff

Yours

faithfully,

Roberto Danika(Mr)

Online coordinator

Sweepstakes International Program

- Roberto Danika

Anti-fraud resources:

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