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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • mark2011chris@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery_draws" <lottery_draws@wooow.it>
Reply-To: mark2011chris@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:03:37 +0100
Subject: REFF:OZM/7367/67/92/97



REFF:OZM/7367/67/92/97
BATCH: 12/951/IPD/ES
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the of the
WOOOW! Online Lotto, held on the 28th of june 2006 in
Lagos, Nigeria. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 241918906-076 with game Number 54568 drew lucky
numbers 16,11,52,33,44,42 which
consequently won.You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of $150,000.00 USD.(One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand)
CONGRATULATIONS!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 10,000,000 company and 1,863,070,677
individual email addresses and names from Middel East,
Asia,Africa, Canada, Europe North and south America,
Oceania and around the world.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent;
Green Peace Claims Agency
Dr. Mark Chris
Email:mark2011chris@yahoo.it
You are required to forward the following details to help
facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate
which will facilitate the release of your winnings.
1. Full names
2. Residential address
3. Phone number
4. Fax number
5. Occupation
6. Sex
7. Age
8. Nationality
You are advised to forward the above information as soon
as possible to enable us attend to your file.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your Winning information confidential until your
claims have been processed. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participant.
Be notified that all winnings must be claimed not later
than 15th August 2006 After this date all unclaimed
winnings will be null and void.In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform
our agents as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of
our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18
is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Jennifer Moolman
Winning Co -ordinator
WOOOW! Online Lotto

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