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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.
  • +447031844858 (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.
  • verification02agent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "claims dept" <claims82dept123@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:27:23 +0000
Subject: CLAIMS YOUR WINNING

 

 

              BRITISH LOTTERY

 

CONGRATULATION
 Annoucement
FROM:THE DESK OF THE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
POWER BALL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION/PRIZE
AWARD DEPT LONDON
REF:HW2/40412919/07
BATCH:
78/330/CGA.
ATTN:CEo
WINNING NOTIFICATION NOTICE
Dear ,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery winners International programs held on the 01/10/2006. Your e- mail address attached to ticket number 654082-61 with serial number 949420, batch number 246344,lottery ref number 54388 and drew lucky numbers
26-12-48 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 1,000,000(ONE MILLION GREAT BRITSH POUNDS)CONGRATULATIONS !!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you.
This is partof our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 30,000 email adresses database and 10,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Association of power ball lottery producers. we hope with part of your winning,you will take part in our next year US$20 million international lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent {MR. Rook Van Nas ) of the claims department
POWER BALL AGENCY.

EMAIL:verification02agent@yahoo.com

PHONE ; +447031844858

        +447031893086

LOTTERY SPONSORER:www.powerball.com

      

SEPTEMBER /05/2006.
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 contact do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members and staffs and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mc Jefferson
      
Lottery Coordinator
................................................................................
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments,is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

Copyright ©1994-2006

The European
National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. 

 

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