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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cashier's check" (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.
  • +447024079019 (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.
  • ddamorret@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Maria Phillip <ddamorret@jmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:34:42 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION WINNING NOTIFICATION.....

THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes,
PO Box 42
Peterborough
PE3 8XH
UNITED KINGDOM

Ref No: MELI-T/
17-F044262312
Batch No:901/00319/HLP
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003 Grand
Telephone Number:+447024079019
Draw No: 12099

NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of your selection as one of
the five participants of the promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held recently as
part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of (£500.000.00(G.B.P). the value of the amount comes to($917,956.00 USD)
Nine Hundred and Seventeen thousand, Nine hundred and fifty-six United States
Dollars.We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program,Launching our model
computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of
the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery programs.With funds
accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all participants are guaranteed
and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000
emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot system from the
Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South America as part our
International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching
ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by
their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list
from which you have emerged as one of the participants of the Grand Draw In other
to claim your £500,000.00 prize, you will have to fill the form below and send it
back to us for verification and then you will be inform on how your Cashier's Check
for £500,000.00 has already been deposited with your email contact.
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1.FULL
NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:
_____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.
AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:
________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
10.AMOUNT WON:
___________________________________
11.
COUNTRY________________________________

Please you are adviced to complete the form and send back to us for prompt
collection. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18
years of age.Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the participants will
result to disqualification. This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is
intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may
contain Information that is privileged, proprietary,confidential and exempted from
disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any
dissemination,distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
Sincerely,
Maria Phillips
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
Mr:David Morret
EMAIL:ddamorret@jmail.co.za





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