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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +27765827773 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • philcowbell@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • philcowbell@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "national lottery" <drawcomfirmationx13@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:39:18 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATI

 
Camelot Group Plc
&
The International Lottery United Kingdom

From Mrs. Teresa Allan

United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator
Camelot Group Plc
The International Lottery
Tolpits Lane Watford Herts WD18 9RN
P O Box 1010 Essex United Kingdom.
Tel/Fax: + (44) 870 1 357 957

Ref: Eaasl/94-6OYI-04
Batch: 11/6/DC34 BBN
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 12099

Congratulations Sweepstake Lottery Winning Notification Grand Draw No: 12099

Dear Sir/Madam:

We are happily to announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the saturday the 29th JULY 2006 in Essex United Kingdom.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number B9564 75604545 188 with serial number 97560 drew the winning 06/08/10/19/30/42/23/,  which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

All participants email address were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States,United Kingdom, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAASL 30/10/05/0P1-ZA. This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million United States Dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (134) lucky winners in this category worldwide.

Please note that you’re lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your coupon.In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you immediately you contact our agent in Africa.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some Multinational Companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

To file for your claim, please contact our agent in Africa immediately you read this message for the release of your fund.We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

Contact information:

Philips Cowbell

Foreign Service Manager (Eaasl Africa)
Overseas Subscribers Agents
Freedom Park Building Unit 1440
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001
South Africa
Tel: + 27 765-827-773

Email:philcowbell@excite.com

Email:philcowbell@hotmail.com

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted 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 by some unscrupulous elements.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Teresa Allan
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

                                                                 

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