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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found 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.
  • +447024032527 (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.
  • @myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Lottery Programm Lotto" <cjones-05@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:03:24 +0000
Subject: YAHOO LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

THE YAHOO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. INC

YAHOO LOTTERY INTL INC
Barley House Harold Road
Sutton, Greater London Sm1 4te
United Kingdom. 


Dear, Sir/Madam

                  YAHOO LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Yahoo Lottery Intl Inc programs held on the 29th of July 2006  in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-2613357, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($450,000) for the month of July  2006 lottery win promotion which is organized by MSN & YAHOO LOTTORY INTL INC .Every month.

 

Your winning fall in Europe! 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 FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($450,000)  would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Africa-Asia.Our agent zoned for Africa paying bank will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

YAHOO, collects all the E MAIL I D of the people that subscribes to yahoomail, msn, hotmail, aol, altavista, and others online, among the billions that subscribe to us only five people will be merge for winnings we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we are congratulating you for having been one of the lucky people that won for this month..

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

you are to contact your Claims Agent on or before your date of Claim, Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited and retrieved.

These numbers are your winning identification numbers, that you will
send to your claims agent,send identification and details of claim to.

 

 

Mr. Tonny Cleff ( REGIONAL CLAIM AGENT )

EXTENDED HANDS INC

Email:extended_hands@myway.com

Tel:+447024032527

 

You are therefore advise to quote the following information to
the Clams Agent to facilitate them to process the transfer of your fund without delay:

 

Serial number 5388/02

Draw lucky numbers: 31-6-2613357

Ticket number: 56475600545 188

Batch number.....................Lwh 09102
Lotto number.......................Lwh35447
Winning number...................Lwh09788

 

NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG CLAIMING.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENCIAL DISQULIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.

Congratulations!! Once more.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Carol Jones 
LOTTERY CO - ORDINATOR

 

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