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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.
• 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.
  • +447011132840 (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.
  • walter_office2@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY <walter_office2@sfy.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:30:56 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
 MANCHESTER OFFICE,
 123 MIDDLETON ROAD, HIGHER CRUMPSALL,
 MANCHESTER M8 4JY.
 UNITED KINGDOM.
 FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

 THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 We are pleased to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the
 Free Lotto draw held on the 30th September 2006. All 10
 Winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000
 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others
 as a category 2 winner in this year's Annual Free Lotto Draw.

 Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
 3,000,000 pounds (Three million pounds) only. In Order to avoid
 unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
 reference number and batch numbers all Correspondence
 1, Email ticket number: ticket number175420658766483
 2, BATCH: 427901527-Dg43
 3, The file Ref number: 232/656/4509
 4, lucky numbers 8-16-18-23-31-45
 5, lotto code number: FL09622u.k
 Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible
 for the immediate release of your winnings
 Mr. Walter Wallace
 walter_office2@sify.com
 phone;+44 701 113 2840
 For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of
 your choice. Remember, all winnings must be claimed not Later than 6th
 october 2006.

 After this date, All unclaimed funds will be returned to the International
 Lotto, you should contact Mr. Walter Wallace about the  procedures to lay
 claim on your winnings, send your fax and telephone to Mr. Walter Wallace,
 this will enable his office to send the claims application form (A4)to you
 the beneficiary.

 Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
 please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all
 correspondence. Further more, should there be any change of address do
 inform the claims officer as soon as possible as he  is responsible for
 the processing of your approved file to the bank for payment.
 Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you
 for being part of our promotions program.
 Once again on behalf of all our staffs.

 CONGRATULATIONS!!!
 Sincerely,
 Sophia Halendale
 Promotions Manager
 The Lotto company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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