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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • drobertjonas@yahoo.com.au
  • drrobertjonas@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <brian_lttery7@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:28:55 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON $600,000.00

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.         
21 PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH.
                                      

        
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
BRITISH LOTTERY LONDON, UK.IN COLLARBORATION
WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
NIGERIA{SPDC}AND BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.

PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/05
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD 

            WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We the Board and Management of British Lottery London, uk  wishes to
inform
you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international
program
held on 1th day of January, 2007. Your email account have been picked
as a
winner of $600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) .

This results is today released to you and your email address attached 
in the
A Category. All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot
system
in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners.
Your lucky numbers are: 11 13 26 34 36 38   and bonus ball number: 02

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your
money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
                              
 

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This
promotion
takes place biannually.

To file for your claim/winning, please contact our Legal Department
with the
following information,

NAMES IN FULL:
NATIONALITY:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
OCCUPATION:
AGE/SEX:
LUCKY NUMBERS:
BONUS BALL:
PHONE/FAX CONTACTS:

(Dr Robert Jonas) Dr robert Jonas[EMAIL:drobertjonas@yahoo.com.au]  
for
processing and payment of your claims/winning. Quote your
reference/batch
numbers in your correspondence with him and you are advised to not to
expose
your numbers to avoid double clamming or voiding of your winning.

                    
 
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications 
quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Should there
be any
change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Furthermore your winning numbers fall within our African/American
region and
you are required to contact our representative office in Africa  via
drrobertjonas@yahoo.com.au
as soon as you recieve this mail to enable them file your papers for
claim/payment of your prize. ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN
MAKE HIS/
HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS. 

Once again congratulations from our members of staff and thank you for
being
one of the winners of our promotional program.

Sincerely Yours
Jimmy jOst Mulumba(Mrs.)
International Relation Officer. 

Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations),
Mr.
Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr.
James
Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K
Anderson
(Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr.
Stephen Boer (Chairman), Jimmy jOst Mulumba(Mrs.)

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