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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "menara ansana"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: goldsman ramzah <barrister_goldsman_ramzah@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:44:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BRIFY HISTERY ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU:


BARRISTER GOLDSMAN RAMZAH
MENARA ANSANA.
12 JL INDAH RAYA,
JATI NEGARA 11248,
JAKARTA INDONESIA.
Tel:+62 8170919455
ATTENTION: LUCKY WINNER,
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR E-MAIL HAS BEEN RECEIVED,THIS AWARD WAS SET UP BY CEO AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MICRO SOFT WEAR,MICRO SOFT HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE FASTEST SYSTEM OF INTERNET BUILD SINCE THE BEGINING OF COMPUTER SYSTEM IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY.

IT HAS BEEN DELIBRATED SO MANY TIMES IN THE COMPANYS AGENDA WHETHER WE ARE OPERATING ON HIGH VOLTAGE OR NOT.IT WAS DURING THIS SERIALS OF MEETING THAT WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT NETHER TO SET UP AN AWARD SYSTEM TO KNOW WHETHER OUR SERVICES IS OK TO THE SOCIETY AND THE ENTIRE WORLD TOGETHER.

WE FINALLY COME TO CONCULATIONS ABOUT GOING TO INTERNET SERVICE OF CHOSEN DIFFERENT E-MAIL ADDRESS OF UNKNOW PEOPLE TO REWARD THEM AND ALSO MAKE THEM TO COPE TO THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN THEIR VARIOUS COUNTRY. SO MANY SERVICES LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN DOING PROMOTIONS ALSO,TAKE FOR INSTANCE THE WORLD SPAN, GALILO NET WORK,THESE ARE THE NETWORK THAT LOOK AFTER THE USE OF AIRLINES TICKET CONFIRMATIONS WHICH EVERY ONE KNOWS WHEN THEIR AWARD SYSTEM TOOK OVER.

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUCE THESE TO THE ENTIRE WORL BECAUSE THESE IS THE 3RD STAGE OF OUR AWARD SYSTEM,AND WE WILL EQUALLY BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT SINCE SOME OF OUR LUCKY WINNERS LIVES FAR AWAY FROM US WE WILL ADVICE YOU THAT WHAT EVER IS REQUIRED FROM YOU FOR YOUR WON CHEQUES TO REACH TO YOU , KINDLY MAKE UP TO IT TO AVOID ANY DELAY ,ALL CHEQUES HAS BEEN SIGNED AND DELIVER TO OUR AFFILIATED BANK IN JAKARTA INDONESIA.

WE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO THE USE OF MICRO SOFT SYSTEM.
INCERLY YOURS.


PLEASE FORWARD THE FOLLOWING DETAILS BELOW FOR THE IMMEDIATE PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE.
1 YOUR TICKET NUMBER.
2 SERIAL NUMBER.
3 FILE NUMBER.
4 DRAW NUMBER.
5 YOUR NAME IN FULL.
6 HOME ADDRESS.
7 TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBER
8 AGE AND OCCUPATION
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR WINNING DETAILS ARE QUOTED CORRECTLY, BECAUSE EURO-AFRO ASIA SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL AND IT'S AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DISQUALIFICATION OR CANCELLATION DUE TO WRONGLY QUOTED WINNING DETAILS / TICKET NUMBER.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU FORWARD YOUR CORRECT HOME ADDRESS, BECAUSE YOUR CHEQUE WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY/COURIER SERVICE, AND YOUR CHEQUE WILL BE CASHED IN ANY NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL BANK IN YOUR COUNTRY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL UNCLAIMED AND UNATTENDED WINNINGS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CANCELLED AFTER A PERIOD OF ONE MONTH AND NO GRACE PERIOD WILL BE GIVEN.YOUR IMMEDIATE CO-OPERATION WILL HELP US TO SERVE YOU POSITIVELY.THANK YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
BARR. GOLDSMAN RAMZAH






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