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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 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.
  • +447011152576 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704794924 (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.
  • freeaward0077@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "george peterson" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: freeaward0077@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:54:07 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON



FREE AWARD DEPT.
16 Broad Street,
Woolich, Middlessex
United Kingdom.
London.
www.freelotto.com
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
WINNING NOTIFICATION
This is to notify you of the release of the lottery winning, held on the
13th
of jenuary 2007.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 15th of
jenuary, 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 703218509
under
agent ID: 10 and lucky ball number, which subsequently won you the lottery
in
the 2nd category.
lucky ball number 11,13,26,34,44,48,02



You have therefore been qualified for a lump sum payout of 4,000,000.00(Four
Million British Pounds) in cash
in your favor, as the soul beneficiary the prize has been insured with a
hard
INSURANCE POLICY called the IRREVOCABLE GURANTY BOUND. That makes the prize
NON-DEDUCTABLE. Due to mix up of some names and winning
numbers, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from
the public until your claim has been processed and your prize released to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid online impersonation
and doulble claiming of prizes. 8 Winners were selected online from over
50 million email addreses world wide from 8 different countries, with a
microsoft
powerd ballot system your email, was among the lucky 8 CONGRATULATIONS
ONCE MORE!. To redeem your prize instantly, you are to contact your lottery
agent Mr Williams Wilcox.
Mr. Williams Wilcox
TEL: +44 70111 52576
TEL: +44 70111 52586
FAX: +44 870 479 4924
EMAIL: freeaward0077@yahoo.com.hk
Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize in not later than
2 weeks
(14 days) of their winning notification.
And we are very much aware of the frudulent lottery notification circulating
the internet, this is why we have made our activities online verifiable
so be
carefull who you contact and please report any notification that claim
to
to be from us to : scamnotice@freelotto.com.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
The Free Award lottery company is proudly sponsored by OPEC and it is organized
to encourage the use of Internet round the world.And we are proud to say
that over 50 Million Dollars is won annually in eight countries worldwide.

Your Sincerely,
Mr., George Peterson,
Public Relations Officer.


NOTE: You can come to our U K head office to claim your prize personaly
at:
FREE AWARD DEPT.
16 Broad Street,
Woolich, Middle Essex
United Kingdom.
London
OUR Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.

Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James
Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson

(Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr.
Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).

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