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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.
  • +447024063582 (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.
  • irishclaimsagent@dublin.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IRISH-BIGTIME PROMOTION" <irishonline@atmail.org>
Reply-To: irishclaimsagent@dublin.com
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:53:11 -0800
Subject: AN OFFICIAL DESPACTH LETTER


FROM: IRISH-BIGTIME PROMOTION
IRISH-LOTTO PROMO
Prize Disbursement Office (PDO)
RE:WINNER NOTIFICATION - OFFICIAL DESPACTH LETTER

Dear Cash Winner,
This email confirms that you have received from the IRISH-BIGTIME PROMOTION your official notification of your emergence among our 15 lucky prize winners in the IRISH-BIGTIME LOTTERY PROMOTIONS conducted on 16th December, 2006 at DAP office complex, Dublin, Ireland. You have won a promotional cash prize under group- 1; winners which comprises of 15 lucky winners.

You are entitled as one of our promotional winner to receive a cash prize of ONE MILLION EUROS.THE IRISH-BIGTIME PROMOTION is world promotional program organized by the IRISH-BIGTIME LOTTERY PROMO, Dublin Ireland and its partner UK-BIGTIME LOTTERY PROMOTION, London, the United Kingdom.

This promotion is entry free, which NO TICKETS ARE PURCHASED. Winners are
randomly selected systematically online by E-mail and Country code only.An Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS) generates selections of winners. Your email entered for draw No.0778 and was luckily selected among 15 lucky winners. A total of 10 million email addresses were entered for this promotion. Our international partner email service providers/ marketing companies and public services providers submit all emails.

Please take your time to review this notification and note the expiration date, which is 27th December 2006. To redeem your prize, simply fill the certificate of your prize claims below.

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CERTIFICATE OF PRIZE CLAIM [FILE REF 06--9970054]
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]......................................
[FULL CONTACT ADDRESS].......................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]...........................................
[STATE/ PROVINCE]..........................................
[DATE OF BIRTH.....................[SEX]........[TEL NO/FAX NO]........
[MARITAL STATUS].................
[OCCUPATION/MONTHLY INCOME]...................
[CURRENT EMAIL]...................
[FILE REF. NUMBER] 06-9970054..
[SECRET PIN CODE] IR/BG/LOT/0067


Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you.Listed are the options of receiving prize payment.

(1) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE: ............[....]

(2) WIRE TRANSFER TO YOUR HOME ACCOUNT...........[.....]

You are required to submit filled form
to the accredited claims processing Staff via email.

Email ID: irishclaimsagent@dublin.com
Name: Mr. Duke Edward
TEL: +44 702 406 3582

PAYMENT APPROVAL PROCESS:
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Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned Claims Processing Officer (CPS) The Processing of your form will be completed as soon as possible and a notification will be issued to you on the status of your application once completely processed and verified by the Claims Processing Officer assigned to your winning file [06--9970054]

NOTE: YOU ARE EXPECTED TO CALL YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER AND QUOTE YOUR SECRET PIN CODE FOR PROPER IDENTIFIACTION AND TO AID IMMEDIATE PROCESSING OF YOUR CLAIMS FORM.

Once again, congratulations on your prize winning.
Sincerely.

Mr. Alvin Pedro
Director, Award Disbursement Center.
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© 2005 Irish-Bigtime Promotion. All rights reserved. To receive this promotion,you must: (1) submit email and mailing address information (2) select one of the option listed for receiving prize (3) check your email inbox for "Redemption Notification" 4) Follow Redemption instructions

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