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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • mr.powel@web2mail.com
  • miss_joyceey@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • illinois_lottery@mail.ru

Fraud email example:

From: illinois lottery chicago USA <illinois_lotto25@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:28:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU E- MAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON THE 2006 ILLINOIS LOTTERY OF (US$400,000.00)





ELECTRONIC MAIL WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: ILLINOIS, CHICAGO. DATE: 10/08/2006.
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 2056490906/168
Winning no: 10-21-23-37-49-50

FELICITATIONS!!!
Dear Winner,
The entire Illinois lottery organization feel delighted to inform you of your e-mail lottery prize win released on the 10th of Aug., 2006. We feel obliged to let you know that this organization has been a lottery organization since its establishment in 1974.
The only difference between you and other category of winners is that they played but your prize winning was as a result of the maiden edition of the e- mail lottery (no stakes involved) billed to hold every 10 years.
This is part of the organization's bid to show gratitude to the global society for their patronage since the last 32 years. Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 35411370502, serial number: 453768765, batch number: 2056490906/168. This batch
drew the lucky numbers as follows 06-13-24-26-33-50 bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery.
Sequel to this, you have won the sum of US$400,000.00(usd) in cash credit file ref ILL/CH
47509/02. We would like to use this medium to sensitize you about the scourge of internet fraud perpetrated by fictitious organizations with no certified official website. You can visit our official website: www.illinoislottery.com to ascertain the authenticity of this program.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in
our stakes.
FOR THE ROUTINE CLAIM OF YOUR PRIZE SIMPLY CONTACT OUR AGENT:
MR GEB POWELL at: mr.powel@web2mail.com OR MISS JOYCE BROWN : miss_joyceey@yahoo.com to file for your claim.
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number as to help us locate your file easily and to forward your winning to your regional payment
center allocated to your winning . For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this of this program by dubious or unscrupulous characters.
Note:
1. All winnings MUST be claimed on or before the 20TH OF AUG. 2006.
2. Do not reply any mail that was not sent to you by Mr Marc Dovell Ausies Illinois_lottery@mail.ru or Otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and
eventually donated to charity.
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of ILLINOIS LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
Congratulations once more!
Yours Sincerely,
MARC DOVELL AUSIES
(Co-ordinator).
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT THRU:
MR GEB POWELL at: mr.powel@web2mail.com OR MISS JOYCE BROWN : miss_joyceey@yahoo.com BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION!
www.illinoislottery.com
Introducing the newest Illinois Millionaire!

Copyright 2004 - 2006 - illinoislottery. | All Rights Reserved. | Co. Reg. No.: 193200032W


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