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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:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27733579835 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • afroeurolott@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Afro Euro America <ae_lott029@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:03:40 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS/CLAIM YOUR PRIZE



Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake LotteryHeadquarters: 1a, Bexon Court CarltonNottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ EssexUnited KingdomCustomer Service: 580 NCA 85914Ref: EAASL/015-41OYI/07Batch: 18/009/UK34TEL:+0044-7031861479 OR +0044-7031861525E-mail: afroeurolott@yahoo.com CONGRATULATIONSAttn: Lucky Winner,We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on 30 March 2007 in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 02/06/18/36/37/44/Bonus Ball: 19/ Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00(Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file PC/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of US $106,600, 000, 00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide. Please note. that your lucky winning numbers, falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by Ned Bank of South Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer ballot draws system and extracted from over 10 ,000,00 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please! Contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information are:- Barrister Mark AdamsSolicitors, Conveyance & Notary PublicE-mail:agentmarkadams@gmail.comTele: +27-73-357 9835 Please be informed that you must contact your claim agent in Africa for immediate processing and remittance of your winning fund from the payment bank in Africa.To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us. Congratulations once more from all our staff.Thanks for being part of the Program Mr.Alexender Davies,Secretary General,United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake LotteryHeadquarters: 1a, Bexon Court CarltonNottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ EssexUnited Kingdom.
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