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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million us 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.
  • fifacup@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Williams Atta" <c_up66@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: 2006cup@canada.com
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:10:23 -0500
Subject: Waiting Foryour Feedback To Us.

Fà dà ration Internationale de Football Association{FIFA}
Clayallee 1700
14195 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Contact on via email :Fifacup@canada.com


Dear Sir/Madam,

AWARD NOTIFICATION:

The FIFA World Cupâ|¢ combines different cultural elements, human
ideals and powerful sporting values.On one hand it unites people from around
the world to share ideals that are common to all nations and cultures:
fair play,friendship and respect for adversaries.On the other hand, the
event has a unique global appeal and thebroadcast reaches a mass audience
ofnearly 30 billion viewers around the world.

It is this image of the event that we have collaborated with the Official
Partners and Sponsorsto organize and draw the first ever FIFA World Cup
Lotto.

In the announcement of the lucky winners for the prestigious 2006 FIFA
World Cup Lotto,your email address was attached to ticket number
13-2316-5086-477; with
serial number A025-09, which drew thelucky numbers:37-13-34-85-56-87
{Bonus Ball}, and which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category
{match5 plus bonus}. You have already been approved for a lump sum pay
out of $5 Million USD (FiveMillion US Dollars)in cash credited to file REF
NO. PDUP/67
AO916520567. Since your winning is in category At the bank that will pay the
winners in
this category is based in the United States of America.

All participants were selected through a highly secured and integrated
computer-generated FIFA ballot system,drawn from countries all over the
world. No FIFA Lotto ticket was sold.

Your award prize of $5 Million USD is securely deposited with a
financial institution in the USA while waiting foryour feedback to commence
the transfer process. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advise
you to keep your winning information confidentia until your claim is
processed and the money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double-claiming
or other unscrupulous acts by some disgruntled unlucky participants of this
program.

In order to update your file and refer you to the paying bank in USA,
we request that you should provide the following;

******************************************
Your full names & address
Your telephone & fax numbers
Date of Birth
Your occupation/business
Your business address

Marital Status
*******************************************

The process of remitting the funds to you will be quickly arranged as soon
as we receive your personaldata as requested above.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Sincerely,

xxxxxxxxx
Lottery Director
2006 FIFA World Cup Lotto
Information and Payment Bureau


Official Sponsors of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Lotto are:

Adidas, Coca Cola, Hyundai, Emirates, Airline, Microsoft...


Contact on via email :Fifacup@canada.com

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