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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • victor_johnson7@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "TINAPA LOTTERY BOARD GAMBIA" <tinapabusinessdraws2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:03:01 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION: (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON ₤ 500.000.00 US DOLLARS)

                                                        

                                 TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT LIMITED CALABAR

                                               LOTTERY DEPARTMENT

                                  5TH FLOOR, OKOI ARIKPO HOUSE

                                  10 CALABAR ROAD,CALABAR, CROSS RIVER

                                               STATE NIGERIA

                               LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL

             THE GORVERNING COUNCIL,BOARD OF DIRECTORS,MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE NEW TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT CALABAR NIGERIA, HAPPILY CONGRATULATES YOU FOR EMERGING AS ONE OF OUR LUCKY WINNERS FOR THE THIRD CATEGORY AWARD OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS

 ($500, 000 ,00).

             THIS LOTTERY AWARD DRAWS WHICH WAS CONDUCTED ON THE 24TH OF DECEMBER 2006 IN ADIS ABABA ETHIOPIA THROUGH  AN ELECTRNIC SELECTION OF EMAIL ADDRESSES USING A SPECICIAL SOFTWARE PROGRAM CALLED RANDOM ACCESS PROGRAM(RAP) SAW TO THE NOMINATION OF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS ONE OF OUR LUCKY WINNERS IN THE THIRD CATEGORY FOR FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($500, 000 ,00).            

 

           THE PURPOSE OF THIS LOTTERY AWARD IS TO HERALD THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF AFRICA,S MOST EXCITING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND TOURIST ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE LOCATED IN THE SERENE ENVIRONMENT OF CALABAR NIGERIA WHICH WILL BE OFFICIALY DECLARED OPEN BY THE FIFTY TWO AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE ON MARCH 1ST 2007. THE NEW TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT IN LINE WITH ITS

VISION IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE BUSINESS AND TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR PEOPLEFROM ALL OVER THE AFRICA AND THE WORLD.

 

           PRIZES FOR 3RD CATEGORY WINNERS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
                        1. $500 ,000 ,00 US DOLLARS
  
                        2. A TWO WEEKS ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING    CEREMONY OF NEW    

                        TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT IN CALABAR NIGERIA.
                        3. $50, 000 ,00 DOLLARS FREE SHARE OFFER IN THE NEW TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT FOR ONE YEAR.
               
              

TO CLAIM YOUR STAR PRIZE OF $500,000 ,00 US DOLLARS AND OTHER PRIZES FILL THE WINNERS INFORMATION SCHEDULE BELOW THIS WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL AND RETURN IT TO THE HEAD OF TINAPA LOTTERY PAYMENT/REDEMPTION CENTRE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:

                          NAME: MR VICTOR JOHNSON

                          EMAIL: victor_johnson7@excite.com

 

 

WINNER INFORMATION SCHEDULE.

PART A:

NAME IN FULL:………………………………………………………….............
SEX:…………………………………………………….........................................
DATE OF BIRTH:………………………………………………………..............
NATIONALITY:…………………………………………………………...............
OCCUPATION:…………………………………………………………...............

AMOUNT WON:......................................................................................................

OTHER PRIZES WON............................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................................
PART B:

CONTACT ADDRESS:
STREET…………………………………................................................................
CITY/TOWN:…………………………………………………................................
STATE:……………………… COUNTRY:…………………...............................
TELEPHONE:…………………………………………………..............................
CELL-PHONE:………………………………………………................................

DECLARATION:
I hereby confirm that all the information submitted here in by me is true to the best of my knowledge.

……………………………
SIGNATURE AND DATE

                                                       

WINNERS ARE ADVICED TO TREAT THIS LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL THEIR PRIZES ARE RELEASED TO THEM TO AVOID PROBLEMS OF FALSE CLAIMS, DOUBLE CLAIMING AND BREACH OF THE LOTTERY RULES AND REGULATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

                  

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!!

 

ALHAJI A J JAMMEH NASIR                                  

CORDINATORTINAPALOTTERY                           

BOARD CALABAR 2006

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