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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447031931538 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447092876187 (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.
  • claimmillions_2006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson king" <johnson_king200@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:45:58 +0000
Subject: Congratulations!!

From: Mr. Mitchell Churchman
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: 12/27/Du34
Tel :+ 44 703 1931 538
Fax: + 44 709 287 6187

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD
Dear,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 30th Aug.
2006 in Essex United
Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: B9564 75604545 188
with Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
11/29/31/34/39/44/Bonus Ball: 19/
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category

.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

US$820,000.00(Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United States Dollars) in
cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.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. Please not! 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 Ned Bank of 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: -
Barr. Johnson King Esq.
Solicitors, Conveyances & Notary Public
E-mail: claimmillions_2006@hotmail.com
Tele: + 27- 76 77 520 44
Fax + 27- 86 512 4318
4Th Floor, Elephant House
107 Market Street Cnr Von Williegh Johannesburg
2001 Post Address P.O.Box 61618
Marshalltown 2107
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on
or before 30
September, 2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences
with our designated
agents or us.
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.

Sincerely,


Mr. Mitchell Churchman.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mrs. Christiana Rowland.
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation From: Mr. Mitchell
Churchman
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: 12/27/Du34
Tel :+ 44 703 1931 538
Fax: + 44 709 287 6187

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