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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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.
  • +447031872615 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709748491 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • claims@executivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Inter Lotto.com" <interserviceguaranteed_1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <superclaim1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 01:06:25 +1000
Subject: READ IT: WINNER NOTIFICATION - ONLINE LOTTERY
(CONGRATULATION!!!CONGRATULATION!!! CONGRATULATION!!!


INTER LOTTO.COM (SERVICE GUARANTEE)
2 MONCK STREET LONDON
SW1P 2BQ
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 480 NCA1068
REFERENCE NUMBER: IL/069713160512
BATCH NUMBER: 02428/047893
TICKET NUMBER: 005493262748

www.interlotto.com


RE: CONGRATULATION!!! WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attention: 3rd Category,

We happily announce to you the draw of INTER LOTTO.COM Board E-Lottery Promotions held on the 8th October 2007; you leap ahead of those above you in the Success Line.

The Board Management of INTER LOTTO.COM ONLINE LOTTERY-Promotion set out and successfully organised a Lottery-Sweepstake marking this year 2007 anniversary, thereunto signed a release of £5.Million (FIVE MILLION POUNDS STERLING) to this lucky winners. The selection was made randomly from www-(World Wide Web) site through a computer draw system extracted from over 50,000 individuals and companies attaching email addresses to ticket numbers.

Congratulation!!!!, your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 005493262748 with serial number BTD/890578302/04 and drew the lucky numbers 15-22-27-38-40-47(20) which subsequently won YOU £350.000.00 (THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUND STERLING) under "Third Category" as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw from a total cash prize of £3.million (£3 000.000.000) shared among the 5 international winners. Therefore, your email address as attached to this ticket number has been approved for the amount of £350.000.00 (THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUND STERLING) awaits your verification.

To further verification and process of claim, simply contact your accredited claim agent for the prize processing and transfer to any bank of your choice- be reminded that our prompt services will guarantee that your prize money is transferred within 24 working hours. Contact below:

MR. DERICK IRVINOO
Claim & Remittances
7th Floor
Acacia House,
Tel: +44 703 187 2615
Fax: +44 870 974 8491
E-mail: claims@executivemail.co.za

WARNING: DUE TO MIX UP OF NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE STRONGLY EMPHASIS THAT YOU KEEP THIS
AWARD "HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL" FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR FUND HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS BY PARTICIPANTS AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATION.

REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIM AGENT. CONGRATULATION!!!CONGRATULATION!!!CONGRATULATION!!!

We hope that you will participate in the upcoming anniversary of £50m for good cause.

MRS. GRACIA ESHKOL
INTER LOTTO.COM
0A1221160

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