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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:
  • "high insurance policy" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +34646419459 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "alberto" <3alberto@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:25:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE:ATT


Dear winner,We are expecting your details, to help us forward to the lotteria company that will approved your winning prize ,your contact address and we need to have your id card to verifying if you are the rigthfull winner, please make this fast and get back to our office as soon you recieve this emails, We are suprise when you told us that director of operation Mr kelvin Briggs telphone is no avail,But others client are reaching him so we advice you to call him again to get more infomation from him about your prize, here is the number again 0034-646-419-459,please get back to our office Main Land TrustAgency to help use know when to send you the winners certificate scan copy before the original winners certificate will be courier to you .You are advised to keep this to your self till you have have your prize in your nominated bank accounton beharlf of our staff, congratulation once againMrs Sandra NikoClaim Dept.Mainland Trust Agency --- Original email
-----MYWAYBOUNDARY_001__5eb204a3e4e886b8c70eda3398773f21Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitYour Ref Nnumber: AD/GU777/18/03.NHPasoe De La Castellana12-29 28009 Madrid Spain. Congratulations from members of our staff We acknowledge the receipt ofyour email with request to file for your winning prize. We write toclarify and explain our mode of service that we render to client onlottery claim related issue.Firstly our ultimate aim is to ensure that the Prime Winner receivehis/her winning prize. You are required to print and fill the CLAIMPROCESSING FORM in capital letters and return back to us by scanned E-mailfor verification from the Lottery Company along with your photocopy ofidentification.Secondly when you have been fully confirm as the Prime Winner afterverification exercise from the Lottery Company we will start theprocessing of your claim by sending you the Payment Scheme Form toindicate the mode of payment you preferred which will

be forwarded to thepaying office to effect payment of your winning prize.The processing of your claims will be completed in three - four workingdays and subsequently you will receive your winning prize .Your winning prize is covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY which is inaccordance with article 34b subsections 132 of the International Lotteryregulations as amended in the 1996 constitution this is to protect thePrime Winner of his/her claims and to avoid misappropriation of the funds.Be assured that in line with our principles of efficiency transparencyand customers satisfaction we will handle all verification with thehighest level of professionalism and discretion to ensure you receive yourwinning prize within shortest possible time.Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep your winninginformation confidential until your claims has been processed and yourwinning Prize have been remitted into your nominated account. This is partof our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse ofthis program by some participants.You are advice to call Mr. KELVIN BRIGGS Director of Operations on hisPRIVATE -mobile -+34-646419459 as soon as you send the ClaimProcessing Form.Once again congratulations!!!Best regardsMrs. Sandra NikoCliam Dept_______________________________________________No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com--MYWAYBOUNDARY_001__5eb204a3e4e886b8c70eda3398773f21Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit



Your Ref Nnumber: AD/GU777/18/03.NHPasoe De La Castellana12-29 28009 Madrid Spain. Congratulations from members of our staff We acknowledge the receipt ofyour email with request to file for your winning prize. We write toclarify and explain our mode of service that we render to client onlottery claim related issue.Firstly our ultimate aim is to ensure that the Prime Winner receivehis/her winning prize. You are required to print and fill the CLAIMPROCESSING FORM in capital letters and return back to us by scanned E-mailfor verification from the Lottery Company along with your photocopy ofidentification.Secondly when you have been fully confirm as the Prime Winner afterverification exercise from the Lottery Company we will start theprocessing of your claim by sending you the Payment Scheme Form toindicate the mode of payment you preferred which will be forwarded to thepaying office toeffect payment of your winning prize.The processing of your claims will be completed in three -

four workingdays and subsequently you will receive your winning prize .Your winning prize is covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY which is inaccordance with article 34b subsections 132 of the International Lotteryregulations as amended in the 1996 constitution this is to protect thePrime Winner of his/her claims and to avoid misappropriation of the funds.Be assured that in line with our principles of efficiency transparencyand customers satisfaction we will handle all verification with thehighest level of professionalism and discretion to ensure you receive yourwinning prize within shortest possible time.Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep your winninginformation confidential until your claims has been processed and yourwinning Prize have been remitted into your nominated account. This is partof our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse ofthis program by some participants.You are advice to call Mr. KELVIN BRIGGS Director of
Operations on hisPRIVATE -mobile -+34-646419459 as soon as you send the ClaimProcessing Form.Once again congratulations!!!Best regardsMrs. Sandra NikoCliam Dept


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