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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 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.
  • +447014218480 (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.
  • rs.collen@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: mcmeans@mchsi.com (Tara McMeans)
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:56:49 +0000
Subject: !!! You Have Won. Contact Mr.Richard Collen Schaffs

DOUBLE GREEN JACKPOT S
DOUBLE GREEN LOTTERY, ENGLAND
DOUBLE GREEN- Wheel E-Games Jackpots 2007,
Ref No: DGL/EN/2007/GB
Batch No.DG2908974321

DOUBLE GREEN AWARD WINNER APPRAISAL

Dear Double Green Beneficiary,

Global E-Games organiser & Co-sponsor, Double Green International formerly
bring to your attention the result of recent draw of 7th Of March ,2007.
Double Green Wheel E-Games Jackpots was organised by CARNIVAL CASINO ( USA),
MONICO GOLD CASINO ( AUSTRALIA ) & CLUB DICE CASINO ( UK ) and conducted by
representative of the three WORLD CASINO ORGANISERS @ their international head-
office complex in United Kingdom. This Global Lottery was organised to give
out prizes based on Electronic Ballot System ( EBTS ) in order to enhance
internet usage for Acedemic & Business Pursuit with intention to bring about
all round development with enormous improvement in science, research, economic
and higher education.

However, we wish to felicitate with you and inform you on the selection of
your email which was identified with coupon #DG467-535223455 selected amongst
the two(2) consolation prize winners in this A2 category ,by our E-Game Random
Selection System (EGRSS) with entries from barely 250,000 email addresses
submitted by the co-organisers and conducters. You have been approved for
remittance the sum of £ 250,000,000 GB Pounds ( TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY MILLION
POUNDS STERLINGS ) only.

For remittance of your cash prize which will be drawn in a "Certified Bank
Draft" by the Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, UK our banking affiliate to be honoured by
any local bank in your location, you are required to complete the information
as required below by our Official Payment Board ( OPB ) for the sole purpose
of remittance of your winnings. To enhance due processing of your winning
claim, please contact our official Payment Director Mr. Richard Collen Schaffs
who has been assigned to assist you. You are to contact him via
email/telephone with the following details for the release of your winnings:
===============================================
Claims Requirements:
1.Name in full:
2.Contact Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Reference Number:
6.Batch Number:
7.Coupon Number:
8.Present Country:

AVAILABLE OPTION OF FUNDS REMITTANCE ( choose one ):
Electronic Bank Transfer YES/NO
Courier Delivery YES/NO
===============================================
OFFICIAL PAYMENT DIRECTOR:
Mr. Richard Collen Schaffs
Double Green House, 231 N2W Orenburg street, Manchester K62 7H8
Tel: +44-701-421-8480 ,+44-701-421-8481 ,+44-701-421-8482 .
Email: rs.collen@yahoo.co.uk

The Double Green Lotto Group wish to inform beneficiaries that they should not
feel apprenhensive about this result as they are rest assured of
winnings/funds remittance on completion of the claims requirements.
Furthermore, we strongely advise that funds are used for the comfortability of
the Human existence and not to promote terrorism, as its a once in a life time
opportunity for you to be selected in this registered, authorized and
certified GLOBAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME.

Warmest Congrats,
Mrs. Tara McMeans
Official Group Assistant
DOUBLE GREEN JACKPOTS.

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