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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:
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • t@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: kumbayala kuku <kumbayala@web.de>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:50:58 +0200
Subject: E-mail notification




EURO MILLIONE NATIONAL AWARD PROGRAM 2007 CONGRATULATES YOU FOR YOUR SUCCE=
SSFUL SELECTION!!!=09

YOU WON=20
SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AN D SI XTY EUROS!
/
Dear Beneficiary,
///
/We are delighted to inform you today about our just concluded Euro Millio=
ne National online draws of its Second promotional program./// /T//his pro=
motional program is a conjoined effort of microsoft international and the =
United Nation under the Auspices of Euro Millione Lottery Board./// /Hence=
, we congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting he=
ld on 1st June //2007//. This is a promotional program aimed at encouragin=
g internet users; meaning, you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. =
You/You r company e mail account have been picked as one of the ten winnin=
g email addre ss in 2007, on the First category Draw. //
/Therefore you have been approved of the Star Prize /of 620,260.00 (Six Hu=
ndred And Twenty Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty Euros Zero Cents). Equiva=
lent in USD $842,715. ///With the under listed winning details:- /// /Ref =
No:-NRSL/2007/JUL.=20
Ticket No:- TWMT/1800/806=20
Lucky No:- 09-16-18-25-32 + 02-09 //Batch No: - MUO TI/ 82536 /// /All ind=
ividual and cooperate email addresses were s elected through a computer ba=
llo ting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand, //E-mail addresses from =
Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oc=
eania as part of our international promotions program which i s conducted =
annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of som=
e multi internati onal companies to promote Euro Millione Lottery Company,=
use of internet around the world, and with the Aim and support to the Und=
er priviledges./// /Please// contact the Agent assigned in your Zone with =
the required information for immediate release of your price : /// /1. ful=
l names......, 2. country of origin......, 3. present full mailing address=
......, 4. sex........., 5. date of birth........., 6. occupation.........=
., 7. tellephone and fax numbers.............../// /CLAIMS AGENT://SITIOS =
CONSULTANT S.A//CONTACT PERSON: DON RICHARD PINTO//e-mail: sitiosconsultan=
t@aim.com [http://us.f600.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose=3FTo=3Dsitiosconsultant@ai=
m.com]/// /Note: Always quote your refference, batch and winning numbers i=
n all correspondence and do not fo rget to keep your winning numbers intac=
t to avoid double claiming by non participants who unlawfully take advanta=
ge of this programme./// /Once again, accept our sincere congratulations./=
// /Best regards//(My Photo)//Dr, Sonia JERRY////// //=09


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