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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.
• 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.
  • agent_adidasonline@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ADIDAS PROMO <adidasweeklyt@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <agent_adidasonline@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 10:55:35 +0000
Subject: Adidas Promotions WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS






Headquarters Address
Adidas-Salomon, World of Sports,
Adi-Dassler-Straße1, 91074 Herzogenaurach,
Germany.
UK OFFICE


United Kingdom
Sheward HouseCranmore Av.ShirleyWest MidlandsL3IRD
ADIDAS NOTIFICATION PROMOTION
Dear Winner,
This is to inform you of an award of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds
(500,000.00 Pounds) and a Golden Boot, from Adidas Company Annual Promotions . This promotional award is to raise the profile and popularity of Adidas Company.
You have been approved to claim the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds(500,000.00 Pounds).As one of the winners of this year Adidas Company Annual Promotions, this online winners email were generated from the World Wide Web, the promotion takes place annually to challenge and to take market share from the popular imported wears.
Your Email Pin Number# AD1275/06 falls within our European booklet representative's office in United Kingdom .
In view of this, your award of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds (500,000.00 Pounds) and a Golden Boot will be released to you by our payment office in United Kingdom.
Our United Kingdom Project Manager will commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds and Golden Boot as soon as you contact him.

Find the contact details below;

Mr. Dalas Gate
Adidas Promotional Claims Officer.Email: agent_adidasonline@yahoo.co.uk
Regards,MRS moris wood Promotional Officer.

Copyright © The UKAdidas Promotions Inc.All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guidelines.

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