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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.
  • +447031949364 (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.
  • processingoffice@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "plottery5" <plottery5@canada.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:17:01 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON

FROM: THE DESK OF THE GROUP CO-ORDINATOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF No: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH No :10-23-44-72-80
Serial No: MUOTI/82536
Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE:
POWERBALL LOTTERY. BV
POWER BALL LOTTERY E-WHEEL E-GAME 2006.


CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!


We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our
computer balloting sweepstake held on 31th August 2006. This
is a millennium scientific computer game in which email
addresses were used. It is a promotional programe aimed at
encouraging internet users, therefore you do not need to buy
ticket to enter for it.

You have been approved for the star prize of £528,000:00
(Five Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand GBP).To claim your
winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon
as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

Mr.Clau Williams,
Claim Processing Manager,
E-mail: processingoffice@myway.com
Tel: +44-703-194-9364


You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names,
Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number
and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate
payment of your prize. The Validity period of the winnings
is for 14 working days hence you are expected to make your
claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will
be returned to European Union Treasury as Unclaimed.

Best Regards,

Mrs Cathy Jones.
(Group -Coordinator)







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