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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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 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.
  • @yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "carl maxwell" <carl_a_maxwell10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankhill_lottoagent2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:20:39 +0100
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION !!

            

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED & LICENSED.
SHELL WEB LOTTERY IS REGISTERED
UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT(Registration No: Z720633X).

SHELL BP WEB LOTTERY

Unit 4                                                                                 
Fifth Avenue
Tameside Park
Dukinfield
Cheshire SK16 4PP

 

Ref: SWLW/67451/01
Batch: 01/14/31711-3

 

SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION :

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#984) of the SHELL BP WEB LOTTERY,online sweepstakes international program held on saturday 27th of SEPT, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket 6 number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6 plus bonus.

 

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $750,000.00 (Seven Hundren and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of $2,500,000.00{Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars} shared amongst the lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

 

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in Nigeria as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this,your $750,000.00 {Seven Hundren and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only) would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding service in Nigeria. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him through the information below:

 

Name : FRANK HILLARY

E-mail: frankhill_lottoagent2006@yahoo.co.uk

 

Claims Requirements:

1.Name in full------------------------
2.Address------------------------------
3Nationality---------------------------
4.Age/Sex------------------------------
5.Occupation---------------------------
6.Phone/Fax----------------------------
7.Present Country--------------------
8.Ref: Number-------------------------

 

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!!!

 

***Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period of time may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

 

Sincerely,

Mr Carl A. Maxwell.
Shell BP lottery Co-ordinator.
SHELL BP WEB LOTTERY

 

 LAST WINNERS ON SHELL BP WEB LOTTERY.

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