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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:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • rev_williams10@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "TEXAS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION INC." <texas_results_3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:35:17 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!







CONGRATULATIONS
TEXAS LOTTO LOTTERY INC.



Date 5-9-2007
Ref: 475061725Batch: 7056490902/188Winning No: GB8701/LPRCCONGRATULATIONS
Dear Sir/MadamThe Lucky Winner We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 5TH OF SEPT., 2007 from the TEXAS LOTTERY .International Lottery programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category. All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some multinational companies as part of their sociaresponsibility to the citizens in the commmunities where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$500,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in AFRICA. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:Simply contact our fiducial agent, REV WILLIAMS JOHNSON at rev_williams10@yahoo.com to file for your claim.

Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your

full name,

address

country

age

occupation

gender

telephone number

to help locate your file easily. For security reasons,we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid doubleclaiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel. Note,
All winnings MUST be claimed soonest; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity Congratulations once again on your wining.

PLEASE REPLY THIS EMAIL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT NAME: REV WILLIAMS JOHNSON
Email Address : rev_williams10@yahoo.com


Best RegardsMr Bright Klinton(For co-ordinator)


BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
















THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, TEXAS LOTTERY INC.
Past winners round the world with full of excitment
LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;

MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFTCORPORATION AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFTCORPORATION ASIA
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