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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:

• 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.
  • +447031871446 (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.
  • agent_roonyn@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: BMW LOTTERY <bmw@lottery4.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:01:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT BMW





THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT BMW
Automobiles 22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-703-187-1446
Tel: +44-702-408-4250

Dear Selected winner,
We are very much aware of scams going on all over the Internet and as such we are assuring you of security measures,THE BMW LOTTERY is legitimate.

This email is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash Prize of £150,000.00 (One hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds only) from the International programs held on 28th of September 2006, in our London office.

Amount :::::::::::::::::::::: £150,000.00
Payable::::::::::::::::::::::: Cheque/Bank transfer.
Secret Pin code::::::: X7PWWX-2006
Pay out Numbers:::: 7732863- BMW

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 284,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email was among the {11} winners of £150,000.00 (One hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds only.)

The BMW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional lottery is the 15th of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public at large.

To begin the processing of your Price you are to contact our claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim your Price.
================================================================
Contact Person:
Eng: Roonyn Jim
Tel: +44-703-187-1446
Tel: +44-702-408-4250
Contact the claims Department Via email :agent_roonyn@yahoo.com
================================================================
Contact him by please providing him with your secret pin code and your pay out numbers. You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible. Name in full, Address in full, Nationality & Present Country,Age,Phone /Fax /Sex e.t.c.
==================================================================
Mrs Claire West wood.
On-line Coordinator.



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