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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.
  • standardalp00@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: standard alliance lotto <standard_al@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:58:43 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.



FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,STANDARD ALLIANCE LOTTO PROMO, UNITED KINGDOM.PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENTWHITE HART LANE, LONDON N17 8HR, UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Winner,REF: 041238013011JLPBATCH: 0034712-EX

AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,16th April 2007, of Winners
of the STANDARD ALLIANCE LOTTERY PROMO,UNITED KINGDOM,draws held on 14th April,
2007. You/Your email address attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with
serial number 8973-20 drew the lucky numbers 09-44-44-67-27-11, and consequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay Out of (US$5.500.000.00) Five
Million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars in cash credited to file REF
No.041238013011JLP. This is from total prize Money Of (US$25.500.000.00)
Twenty-Five Million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars shared among the
seventeen International winners in this category. All participants were selected
through a computer Ballot System drawn from 25,000 email addresses from Australia,
New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as Part of International
Promotions Program, which is Conducted Annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and addresses, we ask that you keep this Award
strictly from Public notice until your claim has been processed and released to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming by participants
of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end
of year high stakes US$500 Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact our Director,Claims/Remittance Department:

Dr. Owen Johnson.Director,Claims/Remittance Department,STANDARD ALLAINCE LOTTO PROMO,LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM. Email: standardalp00@myway.com
Provide him with the information below:
1. Your Full Names:2. Full Address:3. Marital Status:4. Occupation:5. Age:6. Sex:7. Nationality:8. Country Of Residence:9. Telephone Number:10. Fax Number:11. Draw Number above:

He will process and ensure the release of your won prize Money.Note that all prize
money must be claimed as quickly as possible to avoid returning funds to our
treasury as unclaimed prize money.In order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complications, please remember to quote your Reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with our payment officer.

Congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Brian Howard.The Promotions Manager, STANDARD ALLIANCE LOTTO PROMO,LONDON.
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