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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • pegobiam@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Global Lottery" <cordinator_carll09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pegobaim@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:21:48 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!!!

Prize Release Department)

Reference no. GLT 06/010208/2006

Batch no. : 070569/100

WinningTicket no. :GLT.870/lpc

Lucky nos. 19.22.30.35.44.48 bonus no. 03

 

                    WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1006) of the  GLOBAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Tuesday  17th of October, 2006.

                                             

Draw 25, Tuesday 17th of October 2006.         £1,000,000

 

       "Your e-mail address" attached to ticket number:GLT.870/lpc  with Serial number" 5368/02" drew the lucky numbers:  " (Bonus no.

 

 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum   of  "  £1,000,000   (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS) " in cash credited to file "GLT 06/010208/2006" This is from a total cash prize of "  £10,000,000  " shared amongst the  (10) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

 

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over "10,000" unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place annually. 
               
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in Lagos as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your claim of   " £1,000,000   ,(One Million British Pounds)" would be released to you by any of our "Regional Payment office"  in our African  Region.

 

"Our Regional Office Claim agent" will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your fund as soon as you contact him.   For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to "claim your prize".

 

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our Principal claim agent below :

 

                                    Dr Perry Egobiam
                       Email: pegobiam@yahoo.co.uk

Yours faithfully,
Mr Carl Williams

Chairman Global London England
Online coordinator for  GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL  LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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