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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!
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • marierice_statedept_2@yahoo.com
  • clearanceofficer_statedept2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Kelvin Powell" <usdepartmentofstate_5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:24:48 +0000
Subject: AMERICAN DV2006 VISA LOTTERY PROGRAM:YOU ARE A WINNER.

DV LOTTERY.STATE.GOV
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520


Dear Winner,

It is my pleasure to congratulate you on your success in the AMERICAN DV2006
VISA LOTTERY PROGRAM which was applied and processed by our agency. You were
selected as one of the lucky winners on our internet screening machine,for
the DV2006 USA national visa lottery program. Your visa lottery winner's
identity is ID-6200DV and your serial net visa passport with us is
SNVPh700IU.In this respect,you are directed to forward the following
requirements:

l. Your present contact address (for correspondence)
2. Your recent passport photograph .
3. REGULAR MAIL.

You can also send your photo(s) by regular mail. The photo must be between 1
&frac12;by 1&frac12; and 2 by 2 inches (37-50 mm) square, with the
applicant's,spouse's, or child's name printed on the back.Please mail the
photos to:

Immigration Services:
PA/PL, Rm. 3206
U.S. Department of State
2301 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20720

Or preferably, you can scan them and send via email for faster
processing.Clearance/acceptance fees is($989.67)

Details of requirements:
Your present contact address should be forwarded strictly to our receiving
correspondent Mrs. Marie Rice through her email address
:(marierice_statedept_2@yahoo.com).We accept Western Union Money Transfer
and Money Gram Transfer as the ONLY payment method due to some reasons from
our past experiences.(Credit card is not acceptable,please.)For information
on how to send across the fees,please contact the Clearance Officer Mr.
Martin Freeman through his email (clearanceofficer_statedept2@yahoo.com).
Your payment confirmation shall be sent to you as soon as clarification is
done on your payment.

Providing the above requirements will assure you of getting your Visa
Lottery Acknowledgement Card and Visa Lottery Security Code which we shall
send to your email address.
Important notice: Please make sure you report and forward your Visa Lottery
Code and Acknowledgement Card to the USA embassy in your individual country
for your Green Card and other necessary claims.

According to the United States of America's Code of Conduct and Constitution
Vol.176/866:Act
690SN guiding all immigration,and Green Card permit Agencies,
Non-Response,21 days after you receive this message to your winner's status
shall reveal "No interest" and we would in
return, refer your lottery code and acknowledgement card back to the USA
Government/Immigration Service Center.

We shall be anticipating your reply soon.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE.

Mrs.Magdalene Collins,
Co-ordinator.

KELVIN POWELL
Executive Director.
Phone Number: +1-212-344-6678
Fax Number: +1-206-600-5305

Note: Your response/reply should be sent ONLY to the above stated Email
network.This is for security reasons.

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