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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.
  • +447031910381 (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.
  • davidkomogbf@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Elsworth" <frkrob68za@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:03:17 +0200
Subject: BONOLOTO INTERNACIONAL

BONOLOTO INTERNACIONAL
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.
AVENIDA POLSCO CAMIO 5,28003,
MADRID SPAIN.

REF:ESCP/8578347/06
BATCH:ESLP/4834/06.

RE:AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the result of 13th October,2006 of the
Bonoloto Internacional promotions program held on the 4th October,2006. Your
e-mail address attach to ticket number :ESPL/89877676 with serial number:
EBCL/2345609,Batch number: ESLP/4834/06,Reference number:ESCP/8578347/06 and
drew lucky numbers 3-5-9-17-22-32 which consequently won in the 1st
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
750.000,00(Seven Hundred & Fifty Euros Only, ).Which has been insured in a
Security Company.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 40,000 companies and 20,000,000 individuals email addresses and names
from all over the world.We hope with part of your winning,you will take part
in our next year 40,000,000,00 (Forty Million Euros) lnternational lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact your agent,
Sr. David Komo
Tower 35, Level 36 25 Old Broad Street.
London EC2N 1HQ
London/City United Kingdom
Tel +44-703-191-0381
Fax:+44-7040-132-078
Email:davidkomogbf@hotmail.com


Note:In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform your agent as
soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and
thank you for being part of our promocional program.

Sra.Frank Robinson,
Secretary.
Bonoloto internacional
program,España.

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