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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 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.
  • fivewayexpress_courier@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sean Ambrose <superenalotto_claimsagent2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:44:20 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Payment Options (Super Ena Lotto)


SUPERENALOTTO:
UK Zonal Customer care
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304



Dear Egbert Cordfunke,

We hereby inform you that we have processed your payment and it has been verified that you are legible to recieve your winning. We however suggest that you provide us with the necessary information we requested from you. In this regard you are to choose from the options below the one that best suites you on how you wish to receive your funds, also your funds deposited with us is not in liquid form but in Bank Draft. This complies with the Anti-Fraud section 2,sub section (iv) of the procedural manual of the funds disbursement agreement existing between Lottery Organisations and the European Union Government.
Below are your Options;

1. Travel in person to collect your funds at our payment center in London, United Kingdom. You will be required to present a valid International Passport as proof of Identification.
2. Have our affiliate courier company send the Bank Draft to you. In consonance with our policy in this regard, be advised that if you opt for the Bank draft to be couriered, The Lottery Board will however exempts itself from all related to this service. You are to contact our delivery agent Mr.Micheal Elane of Five Ways Express courier service via email: fivewayexpress_courier@yahoo.co.uk
He will deliver the documents that you need to claim your winning. Please be informed that there are some charges to be paid to the courier agency.
Please quote your certificate number in all correspondences with Mr.Micheal Elane.

Do not forget that if for any reason you do not wish to continue with the validation process Please fill free to say so.
3. Your draft will be deposited in an online Bank here in the UK and you would be required to open account in the following bank; so that the funds will be transfered to your own online account.

We expect that you will notify us of your choice upon receipt of this message so that appropriate arrangement can be put in place.

Congratulations once again.

Regards,
Mr. Sean Ambrose
PAYMENT DIVISION FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES






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