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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:

• 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.
  • +447024062145 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • micheal_haffana@yahoo.com.ar

Fraud email example:

From: <promotionmanager4@ny.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:30:03 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!(YOU HAVE WON THIS YEARS DRAWS)

UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

                                   CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We happily announce to you the draw (#1 ) of the EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES programes held on 1st January,2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:1416-4612-750 with Serial Number:3187-17 drew the Lucky Drew Numbers:31-17-8-28-55. Has subsequently won"you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (£152,900.00) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum
of £2,140,600.00 lotto jackpot shared amongst the first Forteen (14)
lucky winners in the second category i.e. Match 5 plus! Bonus with percentage
16.9% .All participants for the online version were selected randomly
from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.
******************************************************
EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES
1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 4th Number 5th Number 6th Number Bonus
Number
17 21 25 27 30 37 16
*In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official
winning
numbers, the latter shall prevail.
Total Prize Payout
PRIZES QUOTED IN BRITISH POUNDS
Number of Winners Amount Paid to Each Winner Total Paid Out
First Prize
6/6 numbers 1 £15,000,000.00 £15,000,000.00
Second Prize
5/6 + bonus number 14 £152,900.00 £2,140,600.00
Third Prize
5/6 numbers 795 £ 1,682.00 £1,337,190.00
Fourth Prize
4/6 numbers 48,459 £60.00 £2,907,540.00
Fifth Prize
3/6 numbers 898,437 £10.00 £8,984,370.00
TOTAL PRIZE POOL £30,369,700.00

*********************************************************

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons,
you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims
is processed and your moneyremitted 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. Please be warned. To file for your
claim, please contact
our claims department:

*********************************************************
MR MICHEAL HAFFANA
EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES
LONDON-ENGLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
Email:micheal_haffana@yahoo.com.ar
TEL: +4470-2406-2145,+4470-2406-2146

*****************************************************
WINNERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO THE CLAIMS
OFFICER:
FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX NUMBER
OCCUPATION
NATIONALITY
TICKET NUMBER
BATCH NUMBER
REFERENCE NUMBER
SERIAL NUMBER

CONGRATULATIONS!!!ONCE AGAIN FROM THE MEMBERS OF STAFF OF EU INTERNATIONALGAMES.
YOUR'S SINCERELY
MRS ELINA POWELLS
Online coordinator for EU INTERNATIONAL GAMES

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