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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447024083788 (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.
  • cherryringsclaimsoffice@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "stmattsrichmond.org" <wb78fl26@web05.ahp.ftl.affinity.com>
Reply-To: cherryringsclaimsoffice@jmail.co.za
Date:
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU JUST WON.............15 M... stm

Hurray!!! =0D
2006 WINNING NOTICE=0D
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT =0D
=0D
Dear Recipient,=0D
=0D
RESULTS FOR NOVEMBER 2006 CATEGORY "A" DRAWS=0D
=0D
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of The C=
ategory "A" draws of TRIPPLE WINS INTERNATIONAL GAMES.=0D
=0D
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the NOV=
EMBER LUCKY DRAWS First Category, which is part of our promotional draw=
s. =0D
=0D
The draws were held prior to your notification. Participants were selec=
ted through a computer ballot system drawn from 4,000,000names/email ad=
dresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Austra=
lia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our Intern=
ational Promotions Program.=0D
=0D
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number IL252/03/78 with serial num=
ber IL25278NL drew the lucky numbers 10, 11, 19,20,23,1 (6), and conseq=
uently won in the Category "A. You have therefore been awarded a lump s=
um pay out Fifteen Million Euros (15,000,000.00) in cash, which is the =
winning payout for Category =93winners. =0D
=0D
CONGRATULATIONS!=0D
=0D
Please contact the claims agent email address below as soon as possible=
for the processing of your prize money. For due processing and remitta=
nce of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. =0D
=0D
NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below your reference n=
umbers. =0D
=0D
Note that you are to forward this email to the for your prize claim pro=
cessing. =0D
=0D
Mrs. Cherry Rings (Claims Agent) =0D
REFERENCE NUMBER: JU/03/357856256/NL=0D
Congratulations once again from all our staff and Thank you for being p=
art of our promotions program.=0D
=0D
Sincerely,=0D
=0D
Williams Chester=0D
=0D
UKLOTTERY PROMOTION=0D
=46INANCIAL UNIT DIRECTOR/CONTROLLER=0D
=46IRST SECURITIES AND TRIPPLE WINS INTERNATIONAL GAMES,=0D
UNITED KINGDOM BEDFORD HILL,=0D
BALLAM SW 12=0D
ENGLAND.=0D
=0D
Claims Agent Contact=0D
=0D
Mrs. Cherry Rings=0D
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: cherryringsclaimsoffice@jmail.co.za=0D
Phone number: +44-702-408-3788=0D
=0D
N.B.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE=0D
=0D
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MA=
IL BOX, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOURS CLAIMS AGENT FOR FURTHER PRIZE CLAIM P=
ROCEDURE.=0D
=0D
=0D
=0D
=0D
=0D

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