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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • edwardammy@aol.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Eurolink Global <eurolink1x33@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:27:42 +0100
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE FROM ( E.G.L.P.A )



EUROLINK GLOBAL LOTTERY PROMOTION AGENCY.
Address; Eurolink Wouderweg 2217/H6.
2141 BN Liede Netherlands
Fax; 0031 847163284


REF NO: LDL/45669220068/02.BATCH: 15/011/IPD
FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD DEPT Dear Sir / Madam,

PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the EuroLink Global Lottery Promotion Agency programs held on the 18th Sep 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 9621732664511 with serial number 5688410, batch number 23/00518/2PD, lottery ref number OYL/17610620045/01 and lucky number 5557233 which consequently won in the 1st category, You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,600,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: Ref.No LDL/2211456002/03. This is from total prize money of US$17,000,000.00 shared among four categories. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from 10,500,000 email addresses from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually? CONGRATULATIONS:
Your fund is now deposited with our paying agent in Amsterdam the Netherlands. Due to the mix up of some numbers and email addresses, we ask that you keep this award strictly away from public notice until your claim has been processed. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming by participants of this program. On confirmation of your lump prize in your account, you are requested to make a donation of 1% of the total claim to any recognized charity organization. To claims your winning fund please contact Mr Edward Ammy overall company paying agent with the above address of his office as follow's and make sure you quote your, ticket number, Serial number, batch number, and Lucky number, your name and contact details in all your correspondence.Contact address as follows;Mr Edward Ammy


Nieuwendijk 175A
1084 MP Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Fax; 0031 847165474
e-mail; edwardammy1@excite.come.mail; edwardammy@aol.co.uk

Due for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice or payment by bank Draft. Remember, you must contact our head office not later than 18th Oct 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 in every one of your correspondences to our head office. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform our head office as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and thanks you for being part of our promotions program. Sincerely Yours, Mrs. Debbie SnyderThe Promotions Manager, Eurolink Global Lottery Promotion Agency Netherlands.

N.B. YOU ARE ADVISED TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO OUR DIRECTIVES AS ANY DEVIATION WILL LEAD TO YOUR DISQUALIFICATION.



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