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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)
  • ",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 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.
  • +27730677768 (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.
  • jerrychu_comp@yahoo.com
  • bennlewis@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: emilian machaba <emilian.44@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:44:05 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY Donna



Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake LotteryHeadquarters: 1a, Bexon Court CarltonNottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ EssexUnited KingdomEmail: jerrychu_comp@yahoo.com
Lottery co-ordinator,Dr.Mrs Vivian chungEmail: vivian_0001@yahoo.comLottery Promotion ManagerCaleb mark: Email calebmark101@hotmail.comChairperson Lottery Organized Committee Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex United Kingdom.Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04 Batch No Lotto 6/49 Draw Coupon : Match 6+BRef: 474061725/04,Batch: 7056490902/188,Winning No: GB8701/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Donna
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International programs Held on 15th September 2007 in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 17,25,30, 32, 36, 37 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 (Eight Hundred And Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number 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)
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 draws system and extracted from over 10,000,000 companies.
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims 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 is as follow: -
Mr. benn Lewis (Esq.) Solicitors, Conveyancers & Public Notary Jan Smuts Rd 9 Walters Ave Rose Bank Johannesburg, South Africa. Tel: +27 730677768 E-mail: bennlewis@hotmail.com
You are to provide the claim agent with the under listed information as soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL:................................................
2. ADDRESS.........................................................................
3. NATIONALITY:..............................................
4. AGE:........................................................................................
5. SEX............................................................................
6. OCCUPATION:....................................................................
7. MARITAL STATUS:....................................................................
8. PHONE................................................................................
9. FAX:..................................................................................
10.WINNING REFERENCES:
A, WINNING NUMBERS...........................................................
B, SERIAL NUMBERS..............................................................

C, TICKECT NUMBERS..................................................................
D, CREDIT FILE NUMBERS...........................................................
E, TOTAL AMOUNT WINNED............................................................
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.

(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.
(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.
Congratulations once again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.
The Australian International Lottery Program Sweepstake Lottery Promos Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies with the support of some financial institution. The Australian International Lottery Program Sweepstake Lottery internet draw in each quarter of the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
Thanks for your Co-operation in anticipation This email is confidential.

It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by other legal rules. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately on the telephone number given below and delete the message from all locations on your computer. You should not copy this email or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any other person: to do so may be unlawful.

Copyright © 1994-2006 The National Lottery Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline 100860 8556 2548 9576ZA
Best Regards,
Dr.Mrs Jenniffer Gray
(Co-ordinator)
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