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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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.
  • abbeybank_cdtunit@mail2abby.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "World Cup Promotion" <ktuloto10@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 14:15:28 +0000
Subject: 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/8421X2/65
Batch: 076/05/ZY419

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (999) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held this month.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a
pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from all over
the world.

As directed by FIFA, This is also in promotion of the opportunity to host
the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP in South Africa.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address
attached to e-ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers: 03.15.16.19.20.24(26 Bonus Ball), which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5
plusbonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,600,000 (Two
Million Six Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £15,533,022 shared
amongst the first Nine (9) lucky winners in this category i.e.
Match 5 plus bonus.

Your file and winning details has been fowarded the approved Bank for this
payment.
The director of the oversea credit unit Abbey Bank Plc London [Mr Yasmin
Jetha] will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact him.
United Kingdom Lottery Fund payment approved Bank.

Contact Person: Mr.Yasmin Jetha
Email: abbeybank_cdtunit@mail2abby.com
Tel: (00) 44-703 1838 165
Fax: (00) 44-870 4796 734

Fill the claims form below and submit to the Mr.Yasmin Jetha for speed
release of your winning funds

FULL NAME:___________________________________________
SEX:____________________________________________
FULL CONTACT
ADDRESS:________________________________________
PHONE:________________________________________
CITY:___________________________________________
STATE:__________________________________________
COUNTRY: __________________________
OCCUPATION: ___________________________

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs.Violetta Klose.

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