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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • lottomalaysianet@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: lotteryround@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:55:33 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION! PLS CALL + 09-60166 919044

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT,
Date: 03/04/06,
Ref: 474061725/04,
Batch: 7056490902/188,
Winning No: GB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS

ATTN SIR/ MADAM,

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION!


We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 22 march 2006,
from the Malaysia International Lottery program.

Your name "email address"
was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 09/06/2004
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2-9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 5, which consequently
won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of S$500,000.00
(FIVE HUNDRED THAUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 474061725/04 from the total cash prize of
US16, 604000.00 shared amongst One Hundred and Sixty Six lucky winners, based on their category.
All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East,
Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as part of their
social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your "email address" falls within our Esia representative office in Malaysia,
Holland. As indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$500,000.00 will be released to
you from this regional branch office in MALAYSIA. We hope with part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

Please do contact:
MR.OSBORNE.J. ASIAY.
malaysia zonal Secretary General
Tell/fax 09-60166 919044
Email; lottomalaysianet@yahoo.com

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner
of this notification as well as your full names and address to help locate your file easily.


For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from
the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program
by non-participant or unofficial personnel. Note, all winnings MUST be claimed with a specified date;
otherwise YOUR PRIZE will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.Congratulations
once again on your winnings!

Best Regards

MR.MR.OSBORNE.J. ASIAY.
(Malaysia Co-ordinator)

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