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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • gpromo_department11@yahoo.com.hk
  • huges_derlington@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?Promotion=20Department?= <promo_department11@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: huges_derlington@excite.com
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 19:18:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SWEEPSTATES LOTTERY (GERMANY)


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Gpromo_department11@yahoo.com.hk



Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V.

Sulzburgstr.140

Cologne D-50937 Germany

REF. NUMBER: GSB/0025/03/06

BATCH NUMBER: ASB/SP/021/AP-JY



Dear Sir/Ma/Miss,


RE: GOODWILL SWEEPSTAKES AND BONANZAS,


The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V. is a

Non-Governmental Organisation based in Cologne

Germany. In furtherance to its commitment to community

development and support for good causes in the arts,

sports, heritage, health, education, environment,

charity,internet awareness and financial empowerment,

is conducting the Goodwill Sweepstakes and Bonanzas.


CONGRATULATIONS!

We are pleased to inform you that you have been chosen

as a WINNER in the 2nd quarter draws held on March 24,

2006. Your email address attached to ticket with

serial number 00682373 drew the winning numbers

13-32-24-31-14-30. You have therefore been approved

for a pay out of E2,000,000.00 (two million euros

only).Please be informed that all participants in this

sweepstakes programme have been selected randomly

through a computer ballot system with millions of

entrants sourced using search engines and web sites.


To file for your claims please contact the designated

claims agent below:

RUSSELL COOPER,

BURLINGTON HUGHES ASSOCIATES LIMITED

ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

email: huges_derlington@excite.com


All winning claimes must be filed not later than July

31, 2006, after this date, unclaimed prizes will be

revoked. Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland accepts

no liability for unclaimed prizes or the processing of

inaccurate account details or due to any technical

failure(s) or otherwise. Please note in order to avoid

unnecessary delays and complications endeavour to

quote your reference and batch numbers in your first

correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any

change of address inform your agent as soon as

possible.


Please do not reply to this mail, contact your claims'

agent. Also you are automatically disqualified if you

are below 18years of age. Furthermore, should there be

any change of address do inform your agent as soon as

possible.


Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the

winners will result to disqualification.


Sincerely,

Pieter Nowotny

INFORMATION DEPARTMENT






- Promotion Department

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