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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.
  • +34637069796 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • samule74bass@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Cecilia" <emilomankah@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amity77bank@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 15:47:41 +0200
Subject: Winnind Notification

MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT
LOTTO 24 MEGA LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.
89 New Fetter Lane London,EC4A 1AG U.K

LOTTO 24 MEGA LOTTERY 2006
Finnaly today, we announce the winners of the LOTTO 24 MEGA LOTTERY held on 26th March 2006. Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, With serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.
You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of GBP 1.000.000.00 POUNDS ($1.723.448.18 USD) in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, this is from total prize money of GBP 5,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the five (5)international winners in this category.
This Lotto 24 mega lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This promotional Lotto 24 is the tenth of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.To begin the processing of your prize award you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents via e-mail as stated below:
.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000 names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, and for the Continues use of E-mail. Your fund (certified Cashiers cheque) has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims processor is:
Name: MR LUCAS FELIPE
E-mail: samule74bass@yahoo.com
Do email the above email address, at once. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.
Claims Requirements:
1.full Name:..............................................................
2.Address:..............................................................
3.Nationality:..........................................................
4.Age:.........................Date of Birth:.............................
5.Occupation:...........................................................
6.Phone:...............Phone 2:...................Fax:....................
7.State of Origin:......................Country:.........................
Upon reciept of the duly requested data, I'll send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit, submit back immediately
DELIVERY OPTIONS:
(1) A: BANK ACTIVATION
A: BANK SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER
B: INTER- BANK TRANSFER
C: BANK DIPLOMATIC TRANSFER
(2): BY OUR COURIER FIRM,
Sincerely,
Secretary
Mrs. Cecilia George
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediately by email. Or call your claims officer( Lucas Felipe EMAIL: , to confirm your winnings.
You are advised to call your claims officer.+34 637 069796
Lotto24 is a registered trademark.
Copyright © 2000-2005 all rights reserved.
PATENT PEND. NO. PA 2000 01615.
<http://www.lotto24.co.uk/>

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