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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: BARCLAYS BANK LONDON <barclaysbanklondon_001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:21:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR REQUEST


Dear Evonna Weberst.

How are you today with your family?

I am in receipt of your mail which contain some good question.


THIS AWARD IS HELD IN UNITED KINGDOM
The Euro Millions rollover draw. The prize which has been built up from 10 Jackpot rollover is the biggest in the e-mail ballot lottery since its inception in 1997. Most people will never get the opportunity to play and win in UK Mega Jackpot EuroMillions- especially when they live outside the United Kingdom.

THIS IS WERE WE GET YOUR INFO
Be informed that you are among the lucky ones because all international winners in this Euro Millions e-mail web lottery are identified by their e-mail address and randomly selected by our software from websites and e-mail host domains that are recognized and approved by this promotions, which in place of ticket numbers utilizes your e-mail address and by means of sequence and series method, attaches your e-mail address to the winning numbers.

In this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address was attached to serial number 02-5781 drew the lucky numbers 07-17-21-36-37-42 which consequently selected you as one of first ten (10) lucky winners in this category. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum payment of € 1,700,000.00 Euros. You have already been authorize for payment

Best Regards
Mrs Linda Flowers
Costumer care department
Barclay's Bank London


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