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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "amsterdam holland" (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 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.
  • barr_md_abdulhamza@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: tareek zayer <terek0077@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 23:18:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: terek


dear MR:
iget to day on the mail from this address


GLOBAL LOTTERY HEADQUATERS.


Cooperate Headquaters
Circle Square Cnr.


and this is message ::


GLOBAL LOTTERY HEADQUATERS.


Cooperate Headquaters
Circle Square Cnr.



FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT


GLOBAL LOTTERY SWEEPTAKES.


PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.





REF Nº: 02/02/0600x4


BATCH Nº:111-0c/jsa















We happily announce to you the draw of 2007 Global Internet
Lottery Sweeptake Program held on 2007 in Amsterdam
Holland.Your
e-mail............ address attached to ticket number: 481/6601/1T/Z00
with serial number: 222661 and draw lucky number: 2160/0Q
which subsequently won you lottery in the 2nd category of alphabetic file
number: QQYC-GG.You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of US$250,000.00 ( (Two hundred and Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars) in Cheque..





All participants in this lottery program were selected
randomly through a computer ballot system, drawn from 85.000.000
individual email addresses from all search engines.Your e-mail
address was picked by the automated computer ballot system, which has
been programed for this random selection. This has eventually
qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program takes place
annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities, Sultan
of Brunei,
Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc.With the support of European corporate companies
and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers
worldwide.





Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Asian representative's booklet in JAKARTA INDONESIA as
indicated in your file number: QQYC-GG. In view of this, your
US$250,000.00 Cheque would be released to you by Our Asian Fiduciary Agent, Our
Asian Fiduciary Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your Cheque as soon as you contact Barrister mohammed abdul
hamza office in Jakarta Indonesia.


Please contact Barrister mohammed
abdul hamza in Jakarta Indonesia
for your claim with the following details below to enable the speedy
evaluation and processing of your winning.





1 Name. 2 Home address. 3 Telephone number. 4 Age and
occupation.. 5 Ticket number. 6 Serial number. 7 File number. 8 Draw number.


BARRISTER mohammed abdul hamza


G.I.L.S. Inc. ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT


E-mail: barr_md_abdulhamza@yahoo.com


Tel: 62_ 21_988_699_641


TEL:62_85_691_087_730


For security purposes and clarity we advice that you keep
your winning informations confidential, and not to be disclosed to anyone until
your claim have been fully processed and your winning Cheque delivered to you. BE WARNED!





Your winning details can only be released to your fiduciary
agent who will commence the process of your winning, This is to avoid
wrong and double claim, it is also part of our security protocol to
avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous element.You are
requested to contact Our Asian Fiduciary Agent in Jakarta Indonesia for
your claim.Please note that all winnings must be claimed not
later than two weeks after the date of this winning notification.In
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications make sure that your winning
details are quoted correctly in all correspondence.




We advice that you adhere strictly to these procedures to avoid
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.The above detailed information
will be absolutely necessary to facilitate the process of your winning
Cheque.Once again! please Note that this winning is valid for two
weeks and failure to issue claims after this period, your Cheque will be
automatically void.



Congratulations!



Mrs Roselyn Walker Grujeer


Lottery Zonal co-ordinator.





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Global Internet lotto is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, DellComputers, Mackintosh and
a conglomeration of otherinternational IT companies. The free lotto Internet
draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized to encourage the use of
the Internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that Over 200 Million
Dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.





please dear MR :
sure of this message and send to me the answer.......
terek
and thank you






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