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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447011121672 (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.
  • pball_promo_agent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "POWER BALL" <notice_event24@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:22:40 -0500
Subject: OFFICIAL POWERBALL WINNING NOTIFICATION/CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER

 

                   POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC. 

                                    Kruslann 205, 1098 SJ,
                           LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM 
                          POWERBALL BV LOTTERY 2006

 

Date: 24th August 2006 
Ref Number: PBL/ CN/ 6654/ CP
Dear Consolation Prize Winner,

 

                           CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE

 

British and American private international e-games organizers andcosponsors,POWERBALLLOTTOGroupInternational,officially bring to your notice the final draw and the result of the 24th August 2006   .POWERBALL LOTTO -Wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in London, United Kingdom.

 

Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and buisness pursuits. It major aim is to promote music, theater, art, literature,projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education.

 

We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky consolation prize winners Your email ID identified with Coupon No. PBL 2348974321 and was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game.
Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies. You have won a consolation cash prize of 1,000,000.00 Pounds (One Million Great Pounds Sterlings).

 

The POWERBALL LOTTO Group. BV, have approved a payout of your consolation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by our Powerball Lottery Organisation Bv. They will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes to you.

 

For due processing of your winning claim,Mr Mckay bridges,Promotion Manager powerball lottery  has been assigned to assist you with the following details.

 

WINNING INFO:
Amount Won:1,000,000.00 GBP
Coupon Number: PBL 2348974321
Reference Number: PBL/ CN/ 6654/ CP
Date of draw: 20th August 2006 

 

CONTACT INFO:
Name: Mr Peter Delay
Email:pball_promo_agent@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447011121672

Fax:+448704795394

 

However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of POWERBALL LOTTERY COMPANY for verification and then you will be directed to the bank or courier where a cheque of £1,000,000.00 has already been deposited in your favour. 

                                    

            VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:

1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9.COUPON NUMBER:

10.REF NUMBER:
11.AMOUNT WON:
12.STATE:
13.COUNTRY :
14.NEXT OF KIN:
15.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:

 

Also could you explain how the 2 options work also I will choose the one where I do not have to pay any money to receive any money.

Note that you are to choose one of this two(2)Options Bank or Courier by which you want your winning prize remmitted to you.

Once again congratulations from the management of the Powerball
International Lottery on your consolation prize winning, we hope that
you will use the winning for good causes and also partake in the forth coming Powerball Lottery Wheel Egames.

Regards,

Mrs. Shelly Williams                                               
(Group Cordinator)

                     Copyright & Acirc; 1994-2006
             The Power Ball BV Lottery International Inc. 

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