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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +27733858551 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • will_lott_lott@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "euro-afro-american-sweep euro-afro-american-sweep" <eaas_s024@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:00:19 +0000
Subject: PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL HAS WON

 

DATE:19/09/2006

 

 

 

 

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Dr.Mrs.michelle simons
No : 125 St Michaelâs street
Plot 2A Harrison Drive
Ontario Or 235 Kings Street West
Toronto , Ontario Canada. 

please contact our corresponding Claims agent in South Africa

 

Mr.william mbatho( Esq.)
Solicitors,Conveyancers & Notary Public
Jan Smuts Rd 9 walters Ave
Rose Bank Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Tel: +27 73 385 8551

E-mail:will_lott_lott@yahoo.com

                            CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American sweepstake Lottery International programs held in Essex United Kingdom and Canada. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning numbers 8/20/21/27/36/48, with a bonus # 11 , On 15th september 2006. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04.

 

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

 

You are to provide the claims agent with the under listed information as soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL
2. ADDRESS

3. NATIONALITY
4. AGE
5. Sex

6. OCCUPATION
7. MARITAL STATUS
8. PHONE
9. FAX
10. WINNING REFERENCES:
A, WINNING NUMBERS
B,SERIAL NUMBERS
C,TICKECT NUMBERS
D,CREDIT FILE NUMBERS

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: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 US$820,000.00(Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by the Bank which your fund has be deposited,Our African agent/office will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact your claims officer. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 100,000,00 companies and personal e-mails.

(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.

(b) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.

 

The Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery Promos Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies with the support of some financial institution. The the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery internet draw in each quarter of the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.

 

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