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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.
  • +447045711680 (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.
  • markforrester_45@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "elizabeth walter" <eli_walter11@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:00:20 -0500
Subject: PRIZE AND AWARD NOTIFICATION>>

EUROMILLIONS
CLAIMS/ VERIFICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Watford, Head Office and Regional Centre Euro Millions.
Topics Lane, Watford, Harts, WD18 9RN, U.K.
 

REF NO: EML/ 56-TF-8890776
BATCH: 109/91300/EML
 
                      PRIZE AND AWARD NOTIFICATION
 
We are pleased to inform you of today's winners of the MEGA JACKPOT held on Friday 9th, march, 2007. Your e-mail address, is attached to ticket number9901-0148-790-691, with serial number 66109-17 drew the numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83, and consequently won the Jackpot in the Third   category. This programmer was design to encourage the use of the Internet in developing nations but presently we are for now involving all the continents in the world.
 
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £420,000.00
Pounds in cash credited to file REF NO: EML/ 56-TF-8890776. This is from total prize money of £10,500,000.00 Pounds shared among the
Twenty five (25) international winners in this category.
 
It is expected that you would forward this information in the next
24hrs to enable us attend to your winnings. Once we confirm your
Information, your payments would be processed.
 

CLAIMS PROCESSING VERIFICATION FORM

1. Full Names...
 
2. Phone and Fax...
 
3. Nationality...
 
4. Present Location...
 
5. Occupation...
 
6. WINNING EMAIL...
 
7. SEX...
 
8. DATE OF BIRTH...
 
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
Department by email or phone for processing and remittance of your
Prize money to you. The claims officer contact email is:
 
 MR.MARK FORRESTER
EUROMILLIONS                   
United Kingdom
ALL REPLY TO Email:markforrester_45@myway.com
Tel: +44-7045711680
 
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all
Correspondences with this office. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform us as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our
Promotions program.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Walter (Mrs.)
EURO MILLIONS Lottery Co-ordinate.
 
 

                        Copyright © 2007 EURO MILLIONS   Inc.
 

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