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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • jmwright_wbcagency@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Cash Award" <wbcaward2006@rediffmail.com>
Date: 3 Dec 2006 11:43:55 -0000
Subject: 2006 World Bank Cash Award


&nbsp;
From the Business promotions managerWorld bank,SwitzerlandFor:World bank cash award3b Olympic Way, Sextons Business Park,Zurich, Switzerland.
&nbsp;REF NO: WBC-L/200-26937BATCH: 2005MJL-01&nbsp;&nbsp;EMAIL CASH AWARD TO PROMOTE BUSINESSES&nbsp;&nbsp;Dear&nbsp; Winner,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the World bank cash award held on 3rd of January 2006 to winning number 23-05-2005-02WBCL, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first award category.&nbsp;&nbsp;You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 550,000,00 (Five hundred and fifty thousand United states dollars) in cash credited to file REF NO: WBC-L/200-26937 The Sum total prize money of US$77,000,000 , to be shared among the Hundred and forty (140)&nbsp; Lucky&nbsp; international winners in this category who the world bank has choosing to give support to business initiative in a bid to reduce poverty and buildup enterprenuer spirit in the World.All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system draw!
n form 210,000 names, 30,000 names from each continent, as part of International \"VIA E-MAIL\" Business Promotions Program and the Lucky winner\'s happened to be online during the ballot programme, which is conducted once in every four years for&nbsp; prominent email users all over the world, and for the continues use of E-mail which is a part of business support.&nbsp;&nbsp;Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate Bank in Accra,Ghana where your winning was categorized herewith your REF NO: WBCL-L/200-26937 and your E-mail address, Please note that, you are to contact your claims agent via email as we are promoting the use of E-mail, Your claims agent will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim your Prize. You are to keep your Ref. number and batch number from the public, until it has been processed and your money remitted to your personal account.Your prize winning should be confidential until your prize is claimed these is to a!
void double claim and any breach of these confidentiality will lead to
automatic forfeiture of your prize money.&nbsp;&nbsp;We hope with your prize, you will be happy to promote a business and enterprenuer spirit as well as E-mail. To claim your winning prize, you must contact your claims agent in the Ghana Category payment centre where your winning was categorized by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you by our affiliate Bank. The assigned claims agent contact email is:&nbsp;Name: Dr. James WrightE-mail: jmwright_wbcagency@myway.com&nbsp; Phone:+233-24686-4683&nbsp;He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than twenty days from notification. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be remitted to the World Bank for the next Ballot Programme.&nbsp;NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with your claims agent.&nbsp;Any winner below the age of 18year!
s is automatically disqualified.
&nbsp;Sincerely,&nbsp;Mr. Michael Ronin
Business promotions managerWorld bank,SwitzerlandFor:World bank cash award
NOTE: This cash award&nbsp; is sponsored by the World Bank to promote business growth and development worldwide.

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