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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.
  • +31630017743 (Netherlands, 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.
  • easydraw@mrlottery.com
  • morriscollins02@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: easy draw <easy@draw2.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:14:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?CONGRATULATIONS!_YOU_HAVE_WON_=E2=82=AC750,000.00.?=


CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON €750,000.00.
WITH LUCKY DRAW TICKET NO: 13435678990
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THESE EMAIL ADDRESSES: easydraw@mrlottery.com and morriscollins02@netscape.net
EASYDRAW INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Sir/Madam;
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Easydraw Lotto Winners International programs held on the 16th of October, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket No: 63435678990 with prize No 252190440/NL drew €750,000.00 which was first in the 2nd class of the draws. You are to receive €750,000.00(Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euros).,
Please be informed that because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask you to keep your winning information confidential until your fund (€750,000.00)has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank. This measure must be adhered to in order to avoid the loss of your cash prizes. Prize-winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by other participants. It's important to note that this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an internet ballot system from 72,000 individual and companies email addresses, hence, the draws are conducted around the world through our internet based ballot system.
The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Easydraw Lotto.We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning is €20million.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 15 days of this draw. After this date -all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your winning numbers in all correspondence with us.
Congratulations once again from all members of Easydraw Lotto. Thank you for being part of our promotional program. For immediate release of your cash prize to you,please kindly contact our processing Department with the following information for onward forwarding to the paying Bank:
(i)Your names,
(ii)State amount won.
(iii)Contact Address
(iv)Your winning numbers
(v)Contact telephones and fax numbers
Contact person:Mr. Morris Collins
(International Processing Department).
Email:easydraw@mrlottery.com and morriscollins02@netscape.net
Telephone: +31-630-017-743
Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Denise Lawson(Lottery Coordinator).
NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: easydraw@mrlottery.com

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