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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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 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.
  • +447040116623 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "OVERSEAS/ AFRO EURO STAKES LOTTERY" <for_adams@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:24:03 -0700
Subject: More information’s on lottery prize

SPAIN/UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

 

    

 

 

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
FOWLER & ADAMS AGENCY

ADD: 37 GREYSTOCK ROAD CAMBRIDGE CB1 8DS UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +44 704 011 6623
TEL: +44 703 194 4284
FAX: +44 709 284 4955
DATE: 15/06/2006

 

ATTENTION: LUCKY WINNER

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE ON YOUR WINNINGS LOTTERY 2006 CONCERNING YOUR WINNING LOTTERY MONEY OF U.S $100,000. WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT THE LOTTERY IS FOR REAL AND IT'S A LEGITIMATE ONE THAT IS KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD .SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS LOTTERY ALL OVER THE WORLD.

NOTE: THE LOTTERY IS AN EMAIL/REWARD /AWARD PROGRAME ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THIS LOTTERY PROGRAM HAVE BEEN SELECTED RANDOMLY THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM OVER 20,000 EMAIL SITE, AND 30,000 NAMES AND EMAILS ARE PICKED AT RANDOM.

 

 

 

THIS PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR, AND IS BEEN PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY EMINENT PERSONALITY LIKE THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT INC AND RUSSIAN BILLONARE ROMAN ABRONOMOVICH FINALY MULTI CHOICE AND OTHER CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.THIS PROGRAME IS TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND COMPUTER WORLD WIDE.

 

 

 

NOTE: THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU GIVE OUT WILL NOT BE GIVEN TO ANY 3rd PARTY BY ANY MEANS.OUR ENTIRE FUND IS BEEN RAISED FROM COPERATE BODIES, GOVERMENT, AND NON GOVERMENTAL COMPANIES AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS.

 

 

 

SO WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A SCAM BY ANY MEANS BECAUSE WE WILL SEND YOU THE NAME OF OUR LAST YEAR WINNERS FOR CLERIFICATION. MORE ALSO NAMES OF THIS YEAR WINNERS WILL ALSO BE SENT TO YOU AND YOU ARE FREE TO MAKE ANY PRIVATE CONTACT WITH THEM TO BE SURE ABOUT THE LOTTERY.
 

FOR SECURITY PUROPOSE AND CLARITY, WE ADVICE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATIONS VERY CONFIDENATIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU.

 

 

 THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM BY SOME WINNERS.

SO PLEASE DO INFORM US THE BEST WAY FOR YOU TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING LOTTERY OF U.S $100,000. SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS TRANSACTION CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN THE NEXT 20 OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.

 

 

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW TO CONTACT THE BANK FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT. WRITE DIRECTLY TO THE ACCOUNT OFFICER OF THE BANK, INCHARGE OF LOTTERY PAYMENT.

 

GLOBAL TRUST BANK PLC
CONTACT: 260 SCOA-GBETO, COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN
ACCOUNTS OFFICER NAME: EDWARD THOMPSON.
EMAIL: (info@globaltrustbankplc.org) OR  (globaltrustbank@globaltrustbankplc.org)

DIRECT TEL: + 234 1 721 7003
DIRECT FAX: + 234 1 759 2730

 

NOTE: SEND TO US YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE YOUR WINNING LOTTERY CERTIFICATE. ALSO SEND THE SAME INFORMATIONS TO THE BANK FOR IDENTIFICATION.

 

THANKS AND CONGRATULATION

MRS.ELIZABETH FOWLER.
FOWLER & ADAMS AGENCY
ADDRESS: 37 GREYSTOCK ROAD CAMBRIDGE CB1 8DS UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +44 704 011 6623
TEL: +44 703 194 4284
FAX: +44 709 284 4955

 

 

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