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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:
  • "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.
  • +447024083963 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447075757035 (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.
  • globallottery_winningnotice2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • fedrick_poffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?GRACE=20KARIMU?= <globallottery_winningnotice2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fedrick_poffice@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 05:27:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: globallottery_winningnotice2006@yahoo.co.uk

GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

12, BRIDGE STREET,

STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP UK.

LONDON ENGLAND.


REF NUMBER: GLI/653/029/03

BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03


Dear Winner,


We are delighted to informed you that as a result of our recent lottery draw held on


10th of May 2006 your email address was attached to ticket number


27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers


7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the First category which is the first


quarter payment of the year 2006.


You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,500,000.00 pounds


(ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS). Note that All participants in


this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system


drawn from over 11 companies and 17 individual email addresses from all search


engines and websites.


This promotional program takes place twice every year, it is promoted and sponsored


by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft inc and


other corporate organizations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and


computers worldwide.


For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information


confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid impersonation of making a wrong payment


and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.


You are requested to contact our payment department officer below to assist you with


your winnings and subsequent payments. all winnings must be claimed not later than


three weeks (21 days), After the date of this notice all unclaimed winning prize shall


be canceled. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,


remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.


Furthermore,if there should be any change of address do not hesitate to inform the


payment officer as soon as possible.


Contact Person: Mr.Fedrick Fedinernd.

E-mail contact: fedrick_poffice@yahoo.co.uk

Tel :+44-702-408-3963

Fax: +44-707-575-7035

Payment Department Officer,

Global Lottery Int'l.



LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.


THIS FORM SHOULD BE FILL CORRECTLY BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID


WINNING PRIZE AND FORWARD OR FAX TO OUR PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FOR


VERIFICATION BEFORE PAYMENT.


TITLE............................................................

FIRST NAME..................................................

LAST NAME...................................................

REFERENCE NUMBER......................................

BATCH NUMBER.............................................

CONTACT ADDRESS.......................................

EMAIL ADDRESS............................................

CONUTRY............................................

NATIONALITY........................................

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH............................

TEL NO.....................FAX NO...........................

NEXT OF KIN...................................................

ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN...............................

NAME OF EMPLOYER.......................................

ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER.................................

OCCUPATION..................................................

MARITAL STATUS...........................................

AMOUNT WON...................................................


DECLARATION:

I...............................HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE INFORMATION


ARE TRUE AND BINDING ON ME.IF AT ANY TIME IT IS DISCOVERED THAT I


HAVE GIVEN ANY FALSE INFORMATION,I WILL FORFEIT MY RIGHTS TO MY


WINNINGS.

FULL NAME............................. DATE....................


SINCERELY YOURS,

MRS. GRACE KARIMU.

(LOTTERY COORDATOR )


Program Warning!!! Fraudulent emails are circulating that appears to be

impersonator using our names and addresses, but are not from the

GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO CUSTOMER

CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT.

Note: Participants below 21 years are automatically disqualified. All

e-mail transmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secured

Socket Layer (SSL) server.

The NLS is an institution under public law. Therefore, the lottery

contract is concluded between the lottery participant and the public law

institution GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL which is represented through

its Director Dr. Gerhard Rombach at 79 Bovill Road, London. SE23 1EL.

United Kingdom, trades register HRA 6230.

- GRACE KARIMU

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