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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")
• 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.
  • chrisomo_200@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: omegalottery_2006@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:57:34 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON US$4,500,000.00

YOUR WINNING LOTTERY.
COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY .
YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,

THE SUM OF US$ 4,500,00

PLEASE CONTACT

(CHRIS OMO )

YOUR CLAIM AGENT IN AFRICA ON THE BELOW DETAILS

FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

TELL: 27-78-152-7592.

EMAIL: chrisomo_200@yahoo.com


PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION


This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that
your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in
your play coupon. In view of this, your US$4,500,000
(Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Africa

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
5,200,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of
the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of
your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for.
You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-
7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 7, 14, 20, 33,
38, 43 and Bonus number 5 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second
Category.

Your winning Ticket is Number. S/A/N/LYour Serial Number. 754-77
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 46 Bonus Number 40
Your INSURANCE Number: BBTHY/453L/GMSA

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$4,500,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for the year 2006
category winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$22,500,000.00 shared among the five international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that you have to contact your claiming agent on the
neccessary step to take for the claiming of the sum of US$4,500,000.00
is insured with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you
should contact (PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY ) your agent and give them
your full names so that they will re-insure your WINNING under your
full names.

Please note that PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY your paying agent, will invite
you to their office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate
payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately.
To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately, and also
to send an urgent message to Mr. CHRIS OMO through Phone or
Email address

MR. CHRIS OMO
TEL:27-78-152-7592 :
EMAIL: chrisomo_200@yahoo.com

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other
information provided above and below in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: LJM-S242-BLS-0955
BATCH NUMBER: 22G-BSY78-SAP77


PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY WORLD WIDE LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS
FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD

Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
MR. CHRIS OMO.
SOUTH AFRICA REP.
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY.
AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association)
FIFA SUPPORT




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