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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447024018192 (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.
  • illinoislotteryagent001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ILLINOIS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL ILLINOIS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <illinoislotteryinternational002@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:35:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ! ( WINNING NOTIFICATION )


THE ILLINOIS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
ILLINOIS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: THE DESK INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
DATE:27/11/2006
REF: 575061725
BATCH: 8056490902/188
WINNING NO: KB8701/LPRC
Lottery Central (101 West Jefferson
Street Springfield, IL 62702) Chicago.
Web Site http://www.illinoislottery.com

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

CONGRATULATIONS!

The National Illinois Lottery Incorporated wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Illinois Lottery held,on 27TH November, 2006. Your email account has been picked as a winner of {$500,000.00} FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY.

This result is now released to you on 27TH November, 2006.Your email address was attached in the B Category. All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners. Your lucky number is Ball number (14) Ball number (35) Ball number (40) Ball number (47) Ball number (48) Ball number (25) and Bonus Ball number (04)



Be advised to keep your winning information confidential {VERY SECRET} Until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and Unwarranted abuse of this program by fraudulent and scammers. All winning must be claimed not later than six weeks of this notification. After this period all unclaimed funds will be returned to Illinois Lottery as unclaimed.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence. You are therefore advised to Contact Your Claim Officer in our regional claim centre in london uk




NAME: BARR.BOB GEORGE(esq).
TELEPHONE NUMBERS: +447024018192 +447024018798

EMAIL ADDRESS: illinoislotteryagent001@yahoo.com
PROVIDE HIM WITH THE FOLLOWINGS
1.NAME:
2.AGE:
3.SEX:
4.OCCUPATION:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.ADDRESS:
7.COUNTRY:
8.NATIONALITY:
9.TELEPHONE:
10.WINNING INFORMATION

For the processing of your winning immediately.
Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of our email account users program.

Carolyn Adams, Superintendent, Dr. P. Swier, Mr.
Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.
Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking
Operations), Brian Hamer, (Director International
Credit Department),Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr.
Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
VICE PRESIDENT

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Patrick Gosnell Executive(Illinois Lottery Inc).
Executive Co-ordinator(Illinois Lottery Inc).






Congratulations once again.
Yours in service, Mr. Patrick Gosnell



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