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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:

• 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.
  • +447031947940 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701325787 (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.
  • smlpclaimsdepartment@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: "ANTHONY VINCENT" <strikermillionpromo38@rediffmail.com>
Date: 11 Dec 2006 06:47:03 -0000
Subject: PDV/475/76/21:CONGRATULATIONS AND COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON.


STRIKER- MILLION LOTTERY PROMOTION.Monmouth House 40 Artillery Lane,London,E1 7LS.
Dear Lucky Winner,&nbsp;
STRIKER MILLION LOTTERY PROMOTIONS, EMAIL AWARD PROMO: UNITED KINGDOM.
&nbsp;We are pleased to announce the winners and the result of the Striker Million Online Cyber Lotto Draws of the STRIKER MILLION LOTTERY WINNING PROGRAM that was just concluded. &nbsp;
The Online Cyber Lotto Draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. NO TICKETS WERE SOLD.After this automated computer ballot, your E-mail Address emerged as one of Ten(10)Winners in the Category \"A\" with the following particulars:
&nbsp;(i)Winning Numbers: 27-43-03-14-69-10(ii)Email Code Number: PDV/475/76/21(iii)Lotto Ref Number: PDV/06923/UK
&nbsp;Hence you are eligible and you have been approved for lump sums pay out of 5,500,000.00 POUNDS STERLING(Five Million,Five Hundred ThousandGreat Britain Pounds Sterling)EQUIVALENT TO $10,455,306.50 USD.&nbsp;
To File for your Claims your are required to contact the under listed Fiduciary/Payment Coordinator Via Email immediately for the Processing and Remittance of your Prize Money to you:&nbsp;
The Claims/Payment Coordinator is:&nbsp;
Mr Mark DavidsEmail Address: smlpclaimsdepartment@yahoo.es&nbsp; Phone Number 1: +44-703-194-7940 Phone Number 2: +44-702-305-8936 Fax Number: +44-870-132-5787
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(A) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process,failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(B) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant\'s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.
(C) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will becovered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.Congratulations again from all ourstaffs and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.
When making your claims,quote your Email Code Number in the subject of your email.You are required to keep this award to yourself, especially your Particulars,until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. &nbsp;
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
&nbsp;Sincerely,Mr Anthony VincentPromotions Manager/Online International Lottery Co-Ordinator STRIKER MILLION LOTTERY PROMOTIONS----------------------------------------------------------------------------Striker Million Lottery is registered under the Data Protection Act(Registration Z720633X). GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTION.

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