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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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.
  • +27733300131 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • lotteryinfo@canada.com
  • lottowini@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottowin8" <lottowin8@canada.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 04:05:24 -0800
Subject: Congratulations! you have won Canada lottery


From: Ms.Lisa Stillman

Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw 1550
Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3 lotteryinfo@canada.com
Attention: Customer AFRSA680 Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05
Batch No. Lotto 6/49 WINNING NOTIFICATION
The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the
promotion of the 2010 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South
Africa. We happily announce to you the draw of the
Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs
held on the Wednesday May 24th , 2006 in Essex United
Kingdom and Ontario Canada. Your e-mail address attached to
Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100, with Serial Number
46563760 drew the winning numbers 1 /15/ 18 /19/ 29/37
with a bonus Number 5 for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the
lottery in the 2nd category of daily three.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$M1000, 000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) in cash
credited to file EAAL/9080118308/05.
This is from a total cash prize of US $11,100,000.00 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first Twenty (20) lucky
winners in this category Worldwide. Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicated in your
play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to
promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa
hence your winning information must be kept to enable you
participate in our subsequent draws which will see 500
participants traveling on an all expense paid trip to South
Africa for the Soccer World Cup 2010.
In view of this, your US$M1000, 000.00 (One Million United
States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited
commercial Bank in South Africa. Our African agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon
as you contact our African Agent's office. All participants
were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00
companies and personal e-mails. For security reasons, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential
till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim
your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!
To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding
agent in South Africa Mr. Arnold Soares immediately you read
this message for quick and urgent release of your fund,
contact information is as follow: email:
lottowini@canada.com Phone+ 27 7
333 00 131 or + 2773 0650 456 to avoid unnecessary delays
and Complications,please quote your reference numbers in any
correspondenceswith our designated agents.
Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of
this program that has ensured that you won this competition.
Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Patricia Atkins
NOTE : To confirm that you have the winning number for the
Wednesday May 24 2006 draw, visit:
http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=6&rfp=dta






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