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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447017026406 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447005808839 (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.
  • info_worldprograme@yahoo.fr
  • walter_patrick112@yahoo.fr
  • emailgeorgegrey444@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • pagethompson1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barr_philmenard@yahoo.co.uk
  • georgefhardy11@yahoo.co.uk
  • greenexpresscourier101@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tina Madl <bluefairymyst@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 06:28:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: report!


Have a couple of emails to report fraud, these people need to be arrested! Sick of gotting these emails allthe time. I want to help put these down!


Transfer Of Your FundCompact Header|Hide Pane Mr. Don Miller <info_worldprograme@yahoo.fr> Cc:


Transfer Of Your Fund

Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope
this mail meets you in a perfect condition.

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting your winning
funds under the co-operation of a new partner from South Africa.
Presently I'm in South Africa for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to get your
winnings despite that it failed somehow.

Now contact my secretary in Lagos his name is MR. Walter Patrick.

Find below his contact information.

COMPENSATION HEAD OFFICE
CONTACT AGENT: MR. Walter Patrick
EMAIL:walter_patrick112@yahoo.fr
Tel: 009-234-80-39-304-730

Ask him to send you the total $500.000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS) certified bank Cheque, which I raised in your favor for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempt in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and
get in touch with my secretary and give him your address where to send
the draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Cheque to enable us
share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment,
I'm very busy here because of the investment projects, which the new
partner and me are having at hand,finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to Receive that
money. So feelfree to get in touch with him (MR. Walter Patrick)
without any delay.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Best regards,

Mr.Don Miller
© 2007



The Next one:


TOYOTA PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATIONCompact Header|Hide Pane "webcast3@planet.nl" <webcast3@planet.nl> Cc:


The Lottery Department
Toyota Car Promotions
25 Atlantic Avenue Erlanger
United Kingdom
CVR-nr. 34574565.

TOYOTA PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of
£600,000.00. (Six Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)and a brand
newtoyota car (Toyota Prius) International programs held this APRIL
2007 in London Uk.

You can view our website to view your car (http://www.toyota.com/prius)
Description Of New Toyota Car to be Shipped to you.

New Toyota Car :......................Year 2007 Model
COLOUR OF CAR:.......................Light Blue Colour
MODEL:...............................Toyota Prius 2.0i ES
Manual
ENGINE TYPE:.........................1973cc 4-cylinder
POWER:...............................145bhp
TRANSMISSIONS:.....................Five-speed manual
FUEL:................................29.1mpg (combined)

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Toyota car Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and
also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).This promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind and we
intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims
officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:

Mr. George Grey.
25 Atlantic Avenue Erlanger
United Kingdom
Email:emailgeorgegrey444@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number:+44 7017026406
:+44 7014221497

When contacting him, please provide him with your secret pin code
TY7448500 and your reference number 799BV90.You are also advised to
provide him with the under listed

information as soon as possible:

CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:
===============================================
Your Full Names:
Your full Contact Address:
Your Country of Residence:
Your Date and Place of Birth:
Your Occupation:
Your contact Telephone Numbers:
Your contact Fax Number:
Your secret pin code:
Your Amount Won:
Your e-mail Address:
=================================================
If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification,your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to
keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid
fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards
Marilynn Sisco.
Lottery Manager.


And another

Confirm Reciept........Lucky Winner............Compact Header|Hide Pane "webcast3@planet.nl" <webcast3

The Lottery Department United Kingdom
Toyota Car Promotions
CVR-nr. 25554493.

This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of
£600,000.00. (Six Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)and a brand new
Toyota Prius car International programs held 5th May 2007 in the UK.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Toyota car Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and
also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).This promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind and we
intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims
officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:

Mr.Page Thompson.
Email:pagethompson1@yahoo.co.uk

When contacting him, please provide him with your secret pin code
TY7448500 and your reference number 799BV90.You are also advised to
provide
him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:

1. Full names:
2. Residential address:
3. Phone number:
4. Fax number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:
10.Next of kin name/address:


If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification,your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to
keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid
fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards
MICHAEL & LINDA SHAW
Lottery Managers.


And another!

ATT:GET IN TOUCHCompact Header|Hide Pane "kacford@planet.nl" <kacford@planet.nl> Cc:


THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR.
We are pleased to inform you again about the lottery
price won by you a month ago.You were entered as an
independent clients randomly through a computer ballot
system drawn from 13,000(thirteen thousand) names of
email users around the world as part of our
international promotion program.This was the fouth times we
are sending you this notice. You were approved for
a price which is deposited in your favour as
beneficiary with security file number KIA/724357/CP.
To file for your claim, contact claim officer with the details below:
BARR.PHIL MENARD ESQ
Lottery Claim Officer
Tel:+(44) 7005808839
Email:barr_philmenard@yahoo.co.uk
Once again Congratulations.
FRED JACKSOM
UK LOTTERY ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR


Wait that's not it...

PLEASE COMFIRMCompact Header|Hide Pane Mr.George F. Hardy georgefhardy11@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Winner,

Sorry for the time taken to get back to you, I went on a break, I believe due to the reason that you must pay before receiving your funds, most winners think this whole thing is a hoax or we want to extort money from you, but I, your claims officer reassure you today that nothing like that will happen to you, despite the fact that so many scammers on the internet has turned our names to something else, please, be very careful with your winnings, been a winner of £600,000.00. (Six Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)and a brand new toyota car (Toyota Prius).I understand that this whole thing is not easy to believe or understand but I tell you today that this is not a joke it is for real.

Today, we give you a last chance to claim your won prize. I assure you this is not a scam, if you may have been told so, so many people are using our names to scam people, we do not participate in doing that,

BE AWARE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY OUR AFFILIATE COURIER FIRM FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PARCEL. They do not deliver parcel on COD.

You are to contact our affiliate courier firm/ Chief sponsors with Your Full Names ,Phone Number and address to complete your claims process. Below are their contact details:

GREEN EXPRESS COURIER
DIRECTOR: Mr.John Wood
E-mail: greenexpresscourier101@yahoo.co.uk

Its a chance to became a millionaire. Consider yourself lucky to have won in our annual Mega Jackpot Lottery.


Think about it.

Sincerely,

Mr.George F. Hardy


NB:
Please be advised that if you still think this is a scam/fraud to get money from you, please do not respond to this mail.



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