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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "yahoo lottery inc" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
• 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.
  • gwcoluk071@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Rev Wisdom Rare <uk.gwcol@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:20:48 +0200
Subject: Lottery Winning Notification

Lottery Winning Notification Center,
YAHOO LOTTERY INCORPERATION
BALAEY HOUSE, HAR ROAD SUTTON, GRATER
LONDON SM1.
Code: 004144/1/6/$7.23

Dear Sir / Madam,

Lottery Winning Notification.

Congratulations, it is our pleasure to inform you that you have won on email the
annual YAHOO LOTTERY PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME (YLIPP) held in London on 16th July,
2007. A global email random access selection shot via internet, generated your
email address as related to the following :

1. BATCH NO: YM09102XN
2. REF.NO: YM35447XN
3. WINNING NO: YM09788

All drew lucky numbers Y-M-0-9-7-8-8 which won on the 1st category the sum of US$
3,500,000.00 (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)

This promotional program takes place annually, promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities - and other corporate bodies / organizations. This is to encourage
life and ensure oportunities via the use of the Internet and computers worldwide .

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning informations
confidential until your claims have been processed. This is part of our security
system to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by scam
impostors.

Contact the Global Winning Control Office London - GWCOL - via the contact below
for your prize payment procedures with your personal information's as listed below:

1. Your full names and address/ country of residence.
2. A copy of your ID card or passport page - (Optional)
3. Your telephone and fax numbers.
4. Your age / occupation.

Below is GWCOL contact:

Global Winning Control Office - BWCOL.
Peterborough Court, 123 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB
Email; gwcoluk071@yahoo.co.uk
Contact Person: Dr. David Zamer
Auditor: GWCOL.

Copy the above email of GWCOL, paste in your browser OR JUST click reply to this
email and write your details and click send.

Congratulations once more.

Yours Faithfully,

Rev. Wisdom Rare - For LWNCL.
Online Co-ordinator - GOLIPP.

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