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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:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • claimsoffice_gl@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Afro-Euro-American Lottery" <aeasl06@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:44:42 +0100
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION FROM AFRO EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY...

DEAR A.E.A.LOTTERY WINNER,

THIS IS TO INFORM ALL THE WINNERS OF THE AFRO EURO AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY WHICH WAS HELD ON 15TH FEB 2006 OF THE DEADLINE WHICH IS PRESENTLY
STIPULATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRO EURO AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,I HEREBY TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT OF THE CLOSING DATE FOR
THE 2006 AFRO EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY,WHICH AFTER THIS NEW STIPULATED DATE
WILL COME TO AN END TO ENABLE US CARRY ON WITH THE 2007 DRAWS.

IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE CLAIM OF THE PRIZE YOU WON OR ABOUT TO CLAIM THE SAID
PRIZE,YOU ARE TO HASTEN UP AS WE SHALL NOT BE PART OF ANY INCOVINIENCY THAT
MIGHT COME UP AFTER THE CLOSING DATE.

YOU ARE TO MAKE CLAIM OF YOUR PRIZE WITHIN 20 DAYS OF RECEIVING THIS FINAL
NOTIFICATION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRO EURO
AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY.FAILURE TO DO THIS WILL LEAD TO THE
DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT AND THAT WILL ENABLE US USE THE FUND FOR
THE 2007 LOTTERY DRAWS WHICH IS COMING UP SOON.

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE AFRO EURO
AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY;
PROF. ANTHONY LUCADI
MR. GABRIEL LEBAN
MR. DWIGHT EVERROLL
SIR. BENEDITH RANDOL.

PLEASE CHECK THE NOTIFICATIOPN LETTER SENT TO YOU EARLIER IF IT MATCH WITH
THE WINNING INFORMATION BELOW:
TICKET NUMBER: B9564 75604545 188
SERIAL NUMBER: 97560
LUCKY NUMBER:01/10/11/18/19/46

IF YOU ARE A USA OR UK CITIZEN,YOU ARE TO PRESENT A VALID IDENTIFICATION
WHEN COLLECTING YOUR PRIZE.

CONTACT YOUR AGENT DR. GUINNESS LONG ON
claimsoffice_gl@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:447024026104.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
REV.JERRY HEMILTON.
STAFF(AFRO EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY)

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