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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:

• 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.
  • coordinator@eriga.lv

Fraud email example:

From: "tom williams" <tom.williams.mms@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:44:41 -0800
Subject: congratulation


* * * SOUTHEAST ASIA INT'L LOTTERY*
* *
*SOUTHEAST ASIA INT'L LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
3 Rajdamnern Avenue Bangkok 10200
*
*FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. *
*BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD *
*ATTENTION: CONGRATULATIONS! *
*RE: PRIZE/AWARD NOTIFICATION.*
**
*This is to inform you of the release of SOUTHEAST ASIA INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE DRAW, held on the 15th of December 2006, but
owing to some mix up of numbers and addresses and the holidays, the results
were released on the 21st of January 2007. *
**
*Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number
51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently
won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay of $1.000, 000.00. (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY), in
cash credited to file with REF: N.EGS/3662367114/13. This is from a total
cash prize of 25,020.225.00, shared among the twenty-five international
winners in this category. the lucky numbers: *
**
[image: Ball number 3] [image: Ball number 6][image: Ball number 8][image:
Ball number 10] [image: Ball number 12][image: Ball number 16][image: Ball
number 27]
*CONGRATULATIONS!!! *
**
*Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company Bangkok Thailand
and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keepthis award from public notice until your claim has been
processed, and the money remitted to your account, as this is part of our
security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of
advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past. *
**
*All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names, email addresses & official addresses, from Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe , North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part
of our International Promotions Program.*
**
*We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent
programs. **To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Co-ordinator as
follows,*
*NAME: MR. KANE IVA
TEL: +(66)849301809
EMAIL: *keneiva_lotto@ walla.com*l** *
*
<coordinator@eriga.lv> *
*Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 28th of February
2007. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTYS
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery
winning belongs to (THE PROMOTIONS COMPANY). Because they are the company
that bought your ticket and played the lottery in your name. ** *
**
*Note also that this 10% will be remitted after you have received your
winnings prize, because the money is insured in your name already. *
**
*NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences
with us, Furthermore, should there be any change of address, please do
inform our Co-ordinator as soon possible. *
**
*An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate
will be sent to you by Administrative Remittance Operation Manager of Siam
City Bank Bangkok Thailand. *
*
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you
for being a part of our International Promotions program.
* *We wish you continued good fortunes.*

*Sincerely, *

*Mrs Tina Akira,
President
Southeast Asia Int'l Lottery Org*

*Mr Raymond Hisashi
Vice President
Southeast Asia Int'l Lottery Org*
* RECENT
$1.000,000.00WINNERS!
*

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[image: You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize]


* * Copyright @1994-2006 The Southeast Asia Int'l Lottery Org
All rights reserved Terms of Service - Guideline

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