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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 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.
  • gstcompany@diplomats.com
  • drphparker@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mike" <m4nderson@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:46:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Attention Credit Beneficiary,


Attention Credit Beneficiary
I am Barr. Mike Anderson from the dominican stakes lottery organisation here in the Dominican republic, i am writing to inform you of the result of the Lottery WinnersInternational program held in Dominican Republic on the 25th August2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number G276017-487 withSerial Number 493-678 drew lucky numbers 7-28-87-65-69-73, whichconsequently WON in the 1st category, you have therefore beenapproved for a lump sum pay out of US$`1,000,000(one millionUS DOLLARS)
Due to various turn-around plights and complaints of winning fund been held for long by some dubious Officials of this company who have just being brought to face the law by this Honorable office i was instruted to contact you informing you of this and also to assit you get your winnings delivered to you safely.
We have noticed the difficulties winners encounter in trying to claim their winnings, so we have come up with a solution that would suit us and the winners, we have secured the services of a security company by name GLOBAL SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANY they would be making out payments to all winners accross the globe i would want you to follow instruction from them and only them. Your winnings (CASH) have been deposited in a box with serial number 021278 the security company does not know the content of the box it was deposited as family valuables for security reasons. So i advise you contact the security company immediately for the release of your consignmnet to you. Below is who you are to direct your mail
DR. P.H. PARKERGLOBAL SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANYPHONE:44-704-010-2907EMAIL: gstcompany@diplomats.com drphparker@yahoo.com You are to indicate the serial number of your consignment in your mail and also you are to send a copy of an ID before your consignment can be released to you. Keep me updated. Congratulations once again RegardsBarr Mike Anderson


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