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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.
  • +447024091654 (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.
  • accredited4trust02@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "flora adams" <flora_adams309@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 02:55:17 +0000
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY PRIZE.

MICROSOFT ONLINE SCIENTIFIC GAME LOTTERY
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
58 LORD STREET,
BLACKPOOL,LANCASHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM.

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY PRIZE.

We happily announce to you the draw of the MICROSOFT ONLINE SCIENTIFIC GAME
LOTTERY International programs held on AUGUST 18TH , 2006 in Lancashire
,United Kingdom.

Your e-mail address attached to Lucky number:MOSGL/0305299 won you the
lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of GBP250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Great Britain Pounds
Sterling)

This is from a total cash prize of GBP2,500,000.00Great Britain Pounds
Sterling,shared amongst the first ten (10) lucky winners in this
category.Please note that your e-mail attached to your lucky winning number
falls within our United Kingdom Booklet Representative in Lancashire .

In view of this, your GBP250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Great Britain
Pounds Sterling) payment draft and the associated winning documents would be
facilitated by our Accredited Agent in the United Kingdom.

Our Accredited Agent will immediately commence the facilitation as soon as
you contact him.All Winners were selected randomly from Worldwide Websites,
email adresses and guestbooks through computer draw ballot system and
extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies email addresses.

This promotion takes place annually and it is sponsored by his Highness
Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates to encourage
the use of internet and computers world wide.
For security reasons, you are strictly advised to keep your winning
informations highly confidential till your claims are processed and your
payment draft and associated winning documents are facilitated.This is part
of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our ACCREDITED AGENT
ACCREDITED AGENCY
NAME: WILLIAM PARKER
EMAIL:accredited4trust02@hotmail.com
TEL: +447024091654.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact MR WILLIAM
PARKER with the followings details :

FULL NAME.
CONTACT ADDRESS.
AGE.
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER.
OCCUPATION.
LUCKY WINNING NUMBER.

Quote your Lucky number:MOSGL/0305299 in all correspondence with our
designated ACCREDITED AGENCY.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Our special thanks and gratitude to His Highness Sultan of Brunei, Bill
Gates of microsoft and all his associates.

MRS. FLORA ADAMS.
MICROSOFT ONLINE SCIENTIFIC GAME ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR.

_________________________________________________________________
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