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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • e-mail.sunsweet7@consultant.com
  • sunsweet7@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS SANDRA HANNS <sunweet7@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: sunsweet7@consultant.com
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:50:43 +0200
Subject: ALFONSTRAAT B56-58 1002BS AMST LOTTERY AWARD PROGRAM IN NETHERLAND


ALFONSTRAAT B56-58
1002BS AMSTELVEEN
THE NETHERLANDS,
E-MAIL.sunsweet7@consultant.com

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: SUN /L / 26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/SUN


We are pleased to inform you that you are part of
the
winners at the
recent SUNSWEETWIN INTERNATIONAL LOTTO PROMOTION
held 31TH of JULY 2007.
You are attached to ticket number 48-49-0,
with serial number 173-20
The drew lucky numbers 43-11-44- 37-10-43, which
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
payment
of US$2.5.million credited to file REF NO. SUN/LP
238013/02, with BATCH NO.253/0948/ZWLP. From total
prize money of US$50.Million among the international
winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 50,000 Internet Users from
Australia, New Zealand,America, Europe, North
America,
Africa and Asia[ isreal ]as part of International
Lottery Promotions Program,
which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your funds are now deposited to a financial
institute;
Insured and attached with your Email address/ Ref /
Batch and ticket numbers.
Due to the mix-up of some email addresses and ticket
numbers, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from
public notice until your claim has been processed
and
your funds are remitted to your designated bank
account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double
claims or unscrupulous acts by lucky winners of this
program. We hope with part of your Award Prize, you
will be included in 2005 end of year high stakes
US$1.3 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim
agent;

Mrs LINDSY WOOD. Foreign Service
Manager.
.
Email : sunsweet7@consultant.com


For due procession and the remittance of your prize
money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 15th AUGUST 2007. After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote
your reference and batch numbers to any of our
correspondences
worldwide.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.
N:B .....Any breach of our security protocol /
policy
on the part of any winners will result to
disqualification.


CONGRATULATION once again from all our staffs and
thanks
for being part of
our promotions program.

Sincerely,
SANDRA HANNS
THE PROMOTIONS SECRETARY

N.B... WE APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY OF THIS
INFORMATION.!!!

Anti-fraud resources:

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