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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • southeastfin_sec@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ednawoodland@terra.es" <ednawoodland@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:33:35 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: LOTTERY PROMOTIONS ( MICROSFT)



LOTTERY PROMOTIONS ( MICROSFT)
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD .=20
REF: LPM/25/1226/2007=20
BATCH: ILP/MIC/6334=20
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE=20

Sir/Madam=20

You have won a lottery held on the 22ND, JUNE, 2007.=20

with ticket number 7770234456 with BATCH NUMBER ILP/MIC/6334 which drew luc=
ky numbers 633-244-380 consequently won in the 3rd category,you have theref=
ore been approved for a lump sum pay out of =C2=A3650,000(Six Hunderd And F=
ifty Thousand Great British Pounds)=20
=20
CONGRATULATIONS!!!=20

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning =
information very confidential till your claims has been processed and your =
prize/money Remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarran=
ted abuse of this program by some participants.=20

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from =
over 200,000,000 company and 300,000,000 individual email addresses and nam=
es from all over the world.=20

We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year =C2=
=A32 million international lottery.=20
To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiducial agent,
=20
Dr EDMOND JONES=20
Southeast Financial & security Company=20
Email:southeastfin_sec@yahoo.co.uk=20


Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please =
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspond=
ence.=20
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as s=
oon as possible.
=20
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being=
part of our promotional program.
=20
Note: Anyone under the age of 21 is automatically disqualified.=20

Sincerely Yours,=20
EDINA WOODLAND=20
Lottery Coordinator.=20

=20





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