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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 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.
  • +27743125855 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • microsoftstaats2010swcup@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • infocapitals.sr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: microsoftstaats2010swcup@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:55:43 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON..........

MRS GLADYS OWEN
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON.
TEL+442070197237
FAX:+448701324892
Email: microsoftstaats2010swcup@gmail.com
Customer Service: 680 UK 85914
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/06
Batch No: SUTO/980/TWM/EU
Draw Coupon: November 6+B
WINNING NOTIFICATION
ATTN: Winner.
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 24th of November 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging Internet users and promoting the 2010 world cup to be held in Africa for the first time in ages; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been approved for the star prize of € 280.000.00 Euro.(Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand) CONGRATULATIONS!!
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
CAPITAL FINANCIAL AGENT. S.R.
Mr. Frank Sancho.
Tel: +27-74-3125855
Email: infocapitals.sr@gmail.com
Batch No: SUTO/980/TWM/EU
Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
Lucky No: 10-23-44-72-80
Serial No: MUOTI/82536
You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.
Note: You will be required to pay for the issuance of your winning certificate only. The certificate is your legal prove/guarantee.
The Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA.
Note: winners under the age of 18 years are automatically disqualified.
Once again congratulations!!!
Best Regards,

Mrs. Gladys Owen
Congratulations once more from all members and staff
of this program that has successfully won this
Competition. Thank you for being part of our
Promotional lottery program. Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Gladys Owen Zonal Secretary United Kingdom
Mr. James Spencer Zonal Co-coordinator
Mrs. Patricia Hope Asst. Gen. Sec Mr. Grey Johnson
Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.
Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners Dr
Bill Wilson. African/European Head Office
Baumgarten-strasse 15 Postfach 686 Geneva CH-8201
Schaffhausen Dr Peter Martins Head South African
Offshore Payment Office Madrid, Spain. Emily Simon.
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments,
is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may
contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited
from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution
or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message
in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all
copies of the original message.
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