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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • dpaconsultancy@aim.com
  • gillwiltord@aim.com
  • dpaconsults@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anne Winnwijk" <Clmdptt@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:54:13 +1000
Subject: 2nd Category Prize Award

ONLINE PRIZE NOTIFICATION
CLAIM/AWARD DEPARTMENT
EUROMILLIONS PRIZE RESULT
Loterias y Apuestas des Estad
Francaise De Jeux

Ref: DSB /2807/SP
Batch: MCX/9231/SP

Attention: Winner,
We wish to bring to your knowledge about our recently concluded draw of
euro millions lotterij (Francaise De Jeux and Loterias y Apuestas des Estad
in Madrid,Spain),online Sweepstakes International program held on the
18th-Aug, 2006 and that you are one of the THREE LUCKY WINNERS and your
email address is attached to
Serial Numbers : DSB 98/1X5/07
SecurityCode No : DPA/RFX04/08
Lucky numbers : 12, 37 ,39, 40, 50

with lucky stars numbers 01 , 02 respectively which subsequently won in
the 2nd category. As a result of this, you have been approved to claim a
total sum of US$1,111,701.42 USD(One Million,One Hundred and Eleven
Thousand ,Seven Hundred and One.Forty-Two Cent United States Dollars) in
cash credited to security-file numbers- DSB/215DMX/ from a total Cash of
$28million United States Dollars.

Be informed that all participants were selected randomly from World Wide
Web-sites through computerized ballot system drawn from over 45,000
individuals and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion
takes place weekly and it is sponsor by Grundig-Electronics,Acer, Shells,
Infosys,Imtech,Total, Gericom, intel, Dell etc to mention but a few and the
sole purpose of this program is to encourage computer globalization.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
the lucky winners in the 2nd Category and your prize award has been insured
with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our
requirements,statutory obligations, verifications,validations and
satisfactory report. Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls
within our European booklet representative office as indicated in this
notification.

In view of this, your winning sum of US$1,111,701.42 USD(One Million,One
Hundred and Eleven Thousand ,Seven Hundred and One.Forty-Two Cent United
States Dollars) would be released to you by our payment/representatives in
your preferred mode of payment. Please,to file in for your claim,contact our
Claim Agents:
Gills Wiltord
DPA/MCX CONSULTANCY AGENCY.
Reply-Email: dpaconsultancy@aim.com
Alternative Reply-Email: gillwiltord@aim.com

Please,remember that all winnings must be claimed within 14 days prior to
the receipt of thisnotification and after this period all unclaimed fund
will be declared null and void.
Please, remember to furnish our claim agents with the following
winning/claim requirements:
1. Full Names & Address
2. Sex
3. Age
4. Tel/Fax Numbers.
5. occupation.
Due to mix-up, you are advise to quote your reference and Batch numbers in
all correspondence as this will avoid delay and complications in the
processing of your winning. For security reasons, you are advised to keep
your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your
winning fund is remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim
your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.This is important as a case of double
claim will not be tolerated. Also staff and members of an affiliated
agencies are not eligible to participate in this program. Please be warned.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Anne Winnwijk.
Alternative Reply-Email: dpaconsults@yahoo.co.uk



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above.
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