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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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!

Fraud email example:

From: info@americanprizeaward.org
Date: 14 Sep 2007 21:49:50 +0530
Subject: AMERICAN PRIZE AWARD COMMISSION



Dear Noel,
AMERICAN PRIZE AWARD COMMISSION
5001 HOLLENBERG DR.,
ATLANTA, GA 31101 U.S.A.
TEL: 1-404-592-0441 info@americanprizeaward.org

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
CLAIM FILE NUMBER: EG/008045160027/2006/2007/ CASH/3
BATCH NUMBER: 29000009888/CASH/3
ATTENTION: WINNER
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU TODAY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 OF THE RELEASE OF THE AMERICAN CASH THREE PRIZE/AWARD PROGRAM HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007. YOUR NAME/COMPANY’S ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER: 025-11-464-992-750 WITH SERIAL NUMBER: 2113-05-46118 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBER: 000-555-777 WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE PRIZE IN THE 3RD CATEGORY.YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAY OF US$1,100.000.00 (ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ) IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO:EG/008045160027/2006/2007/CASH/3. THIS IS FROM A TOTAL CASH PRIZE OF US$9,756,820.00 (NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) SHARED AMONG ELEVEN INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN THIS CATEGORY.

CONGRATULATIONS!
YOUR WINNING MONEY IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH A FINANCE COMPANY INSURED IN YOUR NAME,DUE TO MIXED UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES,WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING NUMBERS TOP SECRET FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR WINNING MONEY IS TRANSFRRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.AS THIS IS PART OF OUR PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNWARRANTED TAKING OF AN ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM BY PARTICIPANTS.ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 75,000.00 NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS FROM EUROPE,AFRICA,ASIA, MIDDLE EAST,CANADA,AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM WHICH WE CONDUCT ONCE EVERY YEAR.

TO RECEIVE YOU’RE WINNING MONEY, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE ON THE ABOVE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE FOR PROCESSING AND THE TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. REMEMBER ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATTER THAN SEPT 21TH 2007. AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AS UNCLAIMED.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QOUTE YOUR BATCH NUMBER IN EVERY OF YOUR COESPONDENCE WITH US. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS, DO NOTIFY US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.AND ALSO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR PROMOTION PROGRAM.

SINCERELY,

( MRS. SUSAN ADAMS ( DIRECTOR )

www.americanprizeaward.com
EMAIL: info@americanprizeaward.org




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