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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • +447031926269 (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.
  • mrjohntubo2006@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery"
<unitedkingdoma@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:51:25 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: Mrs.Teresa Allan
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34 
TEL/FAX+447031926269

                     CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

Attn: Sir/Madam,

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the  1st of AUG 2006. in Essex United Kingdom.

 

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 18/28/33/37/39/42/15, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.

 

This is from a total cash prize of  £1100,000,00 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds)would be released to you by our paying Bank in South Africa.

 

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

 

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.

 

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money 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 by some unscrupulous elements.

 

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

 

Mr. John Tubo
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents
Freedom Park Building Unit 1440
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001
South Africa
Tel: + 27 (83) 5253888

EMAIL: mrjohntubo2006@yahoo.ie

 

Provide him with the information below:
1. Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before the 30st of  SEP. 2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.

 

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown: www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery  program. As soon as you are in contact with our agent,please keep us informed.

 

Sincerely,
Mrs.Teresa Allan
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

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