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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 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.
  • kate1981benson@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • thomas1pipilas@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Kate=20Benson?= <kate1981benson@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:22:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mr Pipilas


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kate1981benson@yahoo.com.sg

JURIST LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY

WHITE HART LANE,

LONDON N17 8HR,

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Ref: 041238013011JLP

Batch: 0034712-EX




WINNING NOTIFICATION:


Dear Winer,


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement

today, 1st June, 2006, of Winners of the JURIST

PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM, draws held on 30th

May, 2006.


Your email address attached to ticket number

023-0148-790-459, with serial number 8973-20 drew the

lucky numbers 09-44-44-67-27-11, and consequently won

the lottery in the 3rd category.


You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out

of (£1.500.000.00) One Million, five hundred thousand

British Pounds in cash credited to file REF

No.041238013011JLP. this is from total prize Money Of

(£25.500.000.00) Twenty-Five Million, five hundred

Thousand British Pounds shared among the seventeen

International winners in this category.


All participants were selected through a computer

Ballot System drawn from 25,000 email addresses from

Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America

and Asia as Part of International Promotions Program,

which is Conducted Annually.


CONGRATULATIONS!


Due to the mix up of some numbers and addresses, we

ask that you keep this Award strictly from Public

notice until your claim has been processed and

released to you.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double

claiming by participants of this program. We hope with

a part of your prize, you will participate in our end

of year high stakes £500 Million International

Lottery.


To begin your claim, please contact our

Director, Claims/Remittance Department:

Mr. Thomas Pipilas.

Director, Claims/Remittance Department,

JURIST LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

Email: thomas1pipilas@myway.com

He will process and ensure the release of your won

prize Money.


Note that all prize money must be claimed not later

than 30th July, 2006. After this date, all funds

shall be returned to our treasury as unclaimed prize

money.


In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications,

please remember to quote your Reference and batch

numbers in every of your correspondence with our

payment officer.


Congratulations once again!


Yours faithfully,


Mrs. Kate Benson.

The Promotions Manager, JURIST LOTTO

PROMO LOTTERY,LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.



- Kate Benson

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