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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 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.
  • aceclaimsdept@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "acgroup-uk" <acgroup-uk@laposte.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:10:50 +0100
Subject: ACTION AID ENTITLEMENT UK


Attn:Sir/Madam

This is to notify you that you have been choosen By the Board of Trustees of the Action Aid (NGO UK) as one of the final Recepients of a Cash Grant/Donation Economic growth and a poverty alleviation scheme.

Action Aid (UK) a Multi-Million Pounds NGO group was established with the objective Of Human Growth, Educational and Community development.In line with the 28 years anniversary program, the Action Aid (UK) in conjunction with the European Council is giving out One Hundred Million Pounds Sterling as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for Business development and Social.

These funds are freely given to use for your business and educational development, charitable work and your community development at large.Your Email was selected Based on an internet random selection exercise, You therefore are confirmed one of the lucky recipients and are entitled to ?850,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling Only) as charity donations/aid from the action Aid (UK).

You are required to Contact immediately the Action Aid (UK) paying bank below by email. Endeavour to quote Your Qualification Number: (N-222-6747, E-900-56) for qualification documentations, verification and processing of your ?850,000.00 Pounds Sterling entitlement.

Mr.Frank Adelea

ACE FINANCE & SECURITY,
1400 Commercial Avenue
P. O. Box 14
Leeds, London U.k
Email: aceclaimsdept@consultant.com

Endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56) in all your correspondence with Mr.Pabblo Ventura. Please note that this donations/Grants are administered by a UK Bank and therefore subject to UK Banking Laws. You are by all means advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have collected your donation,This is to avoid double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties on cash grant donation.On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest congratulations!

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Kelvin Stake
20 kensington church st
London w8 4ep, UK.

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