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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • +27781463111 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • evansgreen.officeconsultant@yahoo.com
  • officeconsultation.evansgreen@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "internationallottery internationallottery"
<congratulation_inter_lott01@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:57:03 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE.................CONGRATULATIONS!

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010 gnb
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(8am-6pm)uk GMT TIME1
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

 

 CONGRATULATIONS!   

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with Serial number 97560 drew the winning:numbers:11-13-26-34-44-48 and a bonus number of (17)which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. 

  

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £251,420  (two hundred and fifthy-one thousand,four hundred and twenty pounds)in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of   £1,005,680   shared amongst the  (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your £251,420 (two hundred and fifthy-one thousand,four hundred and twenty pounds)would be released and transferred to you through Absa Bank South Africa with the help of our African agent.

 

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.This promotion takes place weekly. 

 

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

 

Please contact the under listed claims officer (agent) via email.
DR.EVANS GREEN 
Chief financial Director

Telephone +27-78 146 3111
Email: evansgreen.officeconsultant@yahoo.com officeconsultation.evansgreen@yahoo.com 

 

Yours Sincerely
Mrs Helen Ellis
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK

 

NB:To file for your claim:  

Do fill your information’s on this form for the processing of your file and other documents and send it to Our African agent immediately.     
                              
                                      (Form HLP)
                    REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ..........................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)

ANNUAL INCOME..........................
 
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE
 (B) DRAFT
(BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:
.................................................................
.................................................................
................................................................
____________________________                      ____________________________
                 Date.                                                          Signature

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