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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 us 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.
  • ballsclaimagent@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <ballsalert002@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:37:17 -0500
Subject: Congratulations! Your email address has won

FROM: LOTTERY BALLS LTD, UNITED KINGDOM.
27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET,
LONDON, WC1N 3XX, UNITED KINGDOM

We are pleased to announce you as one of the 100 lucky winners in the
LOTTERY BALLS draw held on the 1ST of JANUARY 2007
All 100 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of
50,000,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 99
Others as a category 2 winner
In this year's Annual LOTTERY BALLS Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
$3,000,000,00(Three Million US Dollars) only.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember
To quote your reference number and batch numbers all correspondence

1,Email ticket number: ticket # 88171/29281/57363
2,BATCH: # 742-109-527-UK43
3,the file Ref #: 920/210/4509
4,lucky # 4-9-15-25-30-40-42
5,lotto code #: FL09622/UK

Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible
For the immediate release of your winnings:

Mr. David Johnson
Chief financial Director
THE LOTTERY BALLS LIMITED
Email: ballsclaimagent@gmail.com


For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of
Your choice. Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than one month
As from today.
After this date, All unclaimed funds will be returned to the
International Lotto, you should contact
Mr. David Johnson about the claimant procedures, send your
Fax and telephone to Mr. David Johnson, this will enable his office to send
The
Claims application form (A4) to you the Beneficiary.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
Please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all
Correspondence.
Further more, should there be any change of address do inform
Mr. David Johnson as soon as possible.
Mr. David Johnson is responsible for the processing of your approved
File to the bank for payment.

Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you for
Being part of our promotions program.
Once again on behalf of all our staff, reply to
**** ballsclaimagent@gmail.com *****

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
LOTTERY BALLS LTD
Promotions Manager
The Lotto Company

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