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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.
• 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.
  • +447031835689 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031820566 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031835690 (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.
  • claimsdept22@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Cecilia George" <WEBDN95V401@prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:03:58 -0800
Subject: CONTESTANT NOTIFICATION(MSW/56B-672GH/L)

MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT LOTTO 24 MEGA LOTTERY, UNITED
KINGDOM.
89 New Fetter Lane London,EC4A 1AG U.K MR. Garry
Bill
PHONE #:+44 7031835689, +44-7031820566
LOTTO 24 MEGA LOTTERY 2007

Finnaly today, we announce the winners of the LOTTO 24
MEGA LOTTERY
held on 20th Febuary 2007. Your company or your
personal e-mail address,
attached to winning number 35-70-16-94-48, With serial
number 647489,
consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.

You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out
of GBP
1.000.000.00 POUNDS ($1.723.448.18 USD) in cash
Credited to file REF NO:
MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 24-79-06-54-72,
this is from total prize
money of GBP 5,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the
five (5)international
winners in this category.

This Lotto 24 mega lottery is approved by the British
Gaming Board and
also Licensed by the The International Association of
Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).This promotional Lotto 24 is the tenth of its
kind and we intend
to sensitize the public.To begin the processing of
your prize award you
are to contact your claims officer through our
accredited Prize
Transfer agents via e-mail as stated below:

.All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn
form 42,000 Names, 6,000 names from each continent, as
part of
International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, and for the
Continues use of E-mail.
Your fund (certified Cashiers cheque) has been insured
with your REF
NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-
100. To claim your
winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email
for Processing and remittance of your prize money to
you. The claims
processor is:

Name: MR DANNY MIKE

E-mail:claimsdept22@yahoo.com.hk

Phone: +44-7031835690
+44-7024028750
+44-7024028754

Do email the above email address, at once. In order to
avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and
winning numbers in all correspondences with your
claims officer.

Claims Requirements:
1.full
Name:..................................................
............
2.Address:.............................................
..................
3.Nationality:.........................................
..................
4.Age:.........................Date of
Birth:.............................
5.Occupation:..........................................
..................
6.Phone:...............Phone
2:...................Fax:....................
7.State of
Origin:......................Country:..................
.......

Upon reciept of the duly requested data, Iâ| ll send
you the contact
information of the payment office so you can proceed
with effecting the
release of your claim in anyway you deem fit, submit
back immediately

DELIVERY OPTIONS:
(1): BY OUR COURIER FIRM,

Sincerely,
Secretary
Mrs. Cecilia George

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your
claims officer
immediately by email. Or call your claims officer(
Danny Mike
+44-7031835691 or +44-7024028752), to confirm your
winnings.

Lotto24 is a registered trademark.
Copyright  2000-2005 all rights reserved.
PATENT PEND. NO. PA 2000 01615.
http://www.lotto24.co.uk

Warning

A fake firm using Lotto24's name has been sending out
emails, promising
people a winning over £ 2 mio. If you have received
these emails we
strongly advice you to report this fraud to the local
authorities!

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