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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.
• 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.
  • +447031911299 (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.
  • acculottoagent10@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info_winning" <info_winning@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 20:37:39 -0600
Subject: you won


NOTE: SEND ALL MESSAGES TO : acculottoagent10@yahoo.com




THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
ACCULOTTO PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
LONDON UK
REF:EL3/9318/04
BATCH:8/163/EL.
8th July.2006
http://www.acculotto.com

ATTN:WINNER

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION:
Acculotto International lottery proudly announces today the winners of its internet lottery program for this quarter conducted at the international cooperate office here in alongside with mercedes Benz Uk. Balloting was done using an incredible 3-Point Triangulation System that generates the most accurate,personalized lucky numbers using AccuLotto System (http://www.acculotto.com). This promotional program is to encourage better use of Internet foracademic and business pursuits also in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research and higher education.

Your email address attached to ticket number EL-23133 with batch number EL-35, serial number EL-123542 and reference number EL-9318 drew winning number 16-18-29-33-37-42,and a bonus 35 consequently won the in the third category. You are therefore approved for a payment of 2,357,000.00 Pounds (TWO MILLION,THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND POUND STERLLING) And a brand new 2005 mercedes benz car.
Congratulations!!!!!

We ask that you keep this award personal,till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.

YOUR SECURITY
FILE NUMBER ISW-91237-H067/B4
You are at this point advised to contact our claims officer below to begin your claims:

Name: Harry Giggs
Email: acculottoagent10@yahoo.com
TEL: +44 703 1911299
FAX: +44 704 788084

Note: That all winning must be claimed not later than 20st of JULY 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Lucky Blackson.
Claims Manager.



NOTICE: In accordance with the ACCULOTTO INTERNATIONAL policy and regulations,this notification is dispatched directly to only the (3 )third category winners.This notification also contains information that is proprietary, priviledged, confidential or otherwise, legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the right recipient whose email address attached to the lucky numbers along with the winning information, you are not authorised to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this notice or any part of it.


VERIFICATION FORM

1.Full Names: .....................................................................................

2.Contact Address:...........................................................................For Delivery

3.Phone number:................................................................................

4.Fax Number:.....................................................................................

5.Occupation:.....................................................................................

6.Sex:.................................................................................................

7.Age:.................................................................................................

8.Nationality:......................................................................................

9.Country:..........................................................................................

10.Zip Code:........................................................................................

You are adviced to forward these informations as soon as possible to enable us attend to your file. After you have sent down these informations, a certificate of ownership of the new mercedes made blue car and your cash prize will be sent to you. This is to be your proof of winning from this office to the security firm before they release your funds.You are adviced to keep your winning numbers secret to avoid unscripulous elements from taking advantage of the situation. Once again congratulations.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Lucky Blackson.




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