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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.
  • +447011141093 (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.
  • claimsagent1969@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Adex <claimsagent1969@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:17:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS (submite your form, send your informations)








THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT:COCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON. SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION


Dear Wilburn Kirscher,

Congratulations once again from all the staff here.In order to verify your winnings,we need your particulars for record purposes.Attached here is a copy of our verifications form,please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings.Once again congratulations from all the staff.

1. FULL NAMES:________________________________________________________
2. DATE OF BIRTH________________________________________
3. SEX:_________________________
4. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________
5.CONTACT ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________
6.COUNTRY:_____________________________________
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________________________
8.OCCUPATION:______________________________________________
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_______________________________________________
10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:_________________________________________
11.WINNING NUMBER:_________________________________________

Fee free to call me any time.

Mr Paul Adex
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs,PE9 2YP,London
United Kingdom
Telephone:+447011141093
Email:claimsagent1969@yahoo.co.uk

Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.

*Staff of Coca-Cola and the British American Tobacco Company are not to partake in this PROMOTION.

Accept our hearty congratulations once again!

Yours Faithfully,
Management.







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