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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
• 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.
  • +446024051579
• 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.
  • legal_deptlottery1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • princewazirionlinecharitylotto1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: RITA JAMES <mrs.rite_james@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 04:19:46 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: please contact your claim agent


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
Rita James CHARITY LOTTO
GOOD MORNING .
FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,1th june 2006
of winners of the prince waziri CHARITY LOTTO UAE/INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS,held on28 may 2006 as part of our promotional draws.Participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a
result of you visiting Various websites. we are running the e-business
promotions for You,You are attached to ticket number 100-309-7482,
with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 5, 9, 12, 29, 40, 59,
76, and consequently won in the Second Category.You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum payout of US$5,000,000.00 in cash, which is the
winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total
prize money of US$50,000,000.00 shared among the Seven international
winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the IBT SHROEDER BANK (CAYMAN ISLAND
SUBSIDIARY)
in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope
with a part of your prize you will support charity programmes and humanitarian needs. you will
participate in our mid year (2006) high stakes US$5.3 billion
International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
immediately;
MR don carlos
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
FLEET HOLDINGS INT
london uk
TEL: +446024051579
FAX: +446024051578
mailto:EMAIL:legal_deptlottery1@yahoo.com for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 31 may, 2006
after this date all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in
every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent REFERENCE: FLS-ZR39-825P-4 BATCH
NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
martin carlos
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, steve andy CHARITY LOTTO ABDULLAHI STREET,
PLAZA 234,7th FLOOR,DUBAI,UAE.
tel. 009447024061904.
fax..009447896001904.
E MAIL:princewazirionlinecharitylotto1@yahoo.com
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent
through his email contact above.


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