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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +27737007962 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • markdennis27@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NETTIME PROMOTION" <nettimedepartment11@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:49:26 +0000
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS online Draw

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS online Draw
Net time National Trust Agency
Suite 534 Carlton center
15-89, 28008 Johannesburg
South Africa.

Ref. Nº: ES/007/05/12/MAD.
Batch. Nº: GHT/2907/333/06.
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE
LOTTERY.

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on 11th January, 2007 This is a millennium
scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging Internet users; therefore you do
not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO January MSWLL.
WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 887-1 3-865-37-10-83,
AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN
APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS OF US$ 950,000,000 ( Nine Hundred and fifty thousand
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) PAYABLE IN CASH.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please be aware that the PAYING BANK. Will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary
agent. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you. Be informed that the deadline to claim your Winning prize
money is 7th February 2007.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE
AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES TO YOUR
CLAIMS OFFICER. Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME
to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the
foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business
pursuits.
Do contact our approve agent below Via Email: for the processing of your
winning prize.
*********************************************************************************
Net time National Trust Agency
Dr. Mark Dennis
Address: #1324ghp clippark canton Johannesburg
South Africa
Hotline +27737007962
E-mail: markdennis27@yahoo.co.uk
********************************************************************
Best regard,
Mrs. Emily Simon,

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