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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:
  • "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.
  • +447011131129 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704715595 (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.
  • info_greelandspromodraws@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Samuel Burthler" <samuelburthler_2312@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info_greelandspromodraws@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:00:58 -0800
Subject: ATTN:AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE!

GREENLANDS LOTTO,UK
THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF:MCL/FLW/12-A782881207

GREENLANDS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION DRAWS

ATTN:AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,7th of October,2006
of winners of the GREENLANDS LOTTO/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 23rd of
September 2006.You/your company, attached to ticket number
013-2316-2003-477, with serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers
37-13-34-85-56-42, and consequently won in category B. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay of GBP£600,000.00 (Six Hundred thousand
British Pounds) in cash credited to file REF NO. REF:
MCL/FLW/12-A782881207.Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a
category B winner in this year's Annual Free Lotto Draw. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe, Africa, USA and North America
as part of our International Promotions Program, which will is bienni ally
conducted.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and insured in
your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program.We hope, with a part of your prize,you will participate in our high
stake of GBP£5 Million International lotto that comes up every six years.To
begin your claim, please contact your claims officer immediately with your
information's:

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS:
3. SEX:
4. AGE:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. OCCUPATION:
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9. TICKET NUMBER:
10.SERIAL NUMBER:
11.AMOUNT WON:
12.STATE:
13.COUNTRY:
14.NEXT OF KIN:

Name:MR.FRANK PAYNE
E-mail:info_greelandspromodraws@yahoo.com.hk
Tel:+44-7011-131-129
Fax-line:+44-8704-715-595

The above information's will enable his office to send the claims
application form (A4) to you the beneficiary and for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to you.Remember,you must contact your Claims
officer not later than five working days on the receipt of this
notification.After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.All
correspondences should be sent to MR. FRANK PAYNE by email and should have
this email sent along with it and importantly your email address to which
this email was sent should be clearly and boldly written in your response.
will .

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in all your correspondences with
your Claims agent. And all inquiries should go to him, do not bother to send
requests to GREENLANDS LOTTO,UK. Furthermore,should there be any change of
your address,do inform your claims officer as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,

Mr.Samuel Burthler
THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS
ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR.
GREENLANDS LOTTO,UK.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to automatic disqualification.

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