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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:

• 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.
  • +447011127618 (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.
  • euromillion_claimsoffice1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: ANTHONIO MACCINI <anthonio.maccini@mail.ru>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:33:01 +0100
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WAS SELECTED



Euro Millions
http://www.virtualworlddirect.com/vwdguest/guests_eu_results.asp
Euro Millions is Affiliated to The UNITED KINGDOM (UK) GOVERNMENT
Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOUR EMAIL WAS SELECTED & YOU WON

We are pleased to inform you of the result of Euro Millions, which was held on FRIDAY 27th October 2006. Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number: 03-04 -08 -44- 50 (07-08), with Prize Number (match 3): 106000007 drew a prize of Four hundred and thirty one thousand eight hundred and thirty one pounds sterling per winner. This lucky draw came first in the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake.

You will receive the sum of Four hundred and twenty one thousand eight hundred and thirty one pounds sterling per winner from our authorized bank. Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes, including the time limited placed on the payment of your prize, we advice that you keep all information about this prize confidential until your funds have been transferred to you by our bank.

You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid any delay with the release of your funds to your person. This program has been abused severally in past mainly in RUSSIA & NETHERLANDS, so we are doing our best to forestall further occurrence of false claims and internet Fraud, this advice complies with the Anti-Fraud section 2,sub section (iv) of the procedural manual of the funds disbursement agreement existing between the Bank and the UK Government.


This sweepstake was conducted under the watchful eyes of 8,000 spectators. Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number 03-04 -08 -44- 50 (07-08) was selected and; it cameout first by an e-ballot draw from over 250,000 e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).


This program is sponsored by CFI to compensate faithful Internet surf around the globe. Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky winners.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim, you are requested to contact your Financial controller MR.Wilson Manphason , to assist you with the processing of your winnings and subsequent payments.

To file for your claims you will have to contact our agent for further verification and authenticity of your claims as the sole beneficiary by providing the details below:

MR.Wilson Manphason
EMAIL: euromillion_claimsoffice1@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE:+447011127618


NAME:
ADDRESS:
EMAIL:
COUNTRY:
PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:


Once again Congratulations!!! .

Yours Faithfully,
Anthonio Maccini.
Online Coordinator: Euro Millions.

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED!!

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