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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348034930003 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: eddy brown <eddbyd37@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <davidlotteryofficer@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:14:33 -0600
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE(Batch no;987644329/654)



GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC, GILI HOUSE, Plot 24 Bachelors Lane, Green shire, New Castle Nez 4PP-England. Tel:00-4470457 58424,Fax:00-44-870-122-0894. Date:09/10/2007Ref:07/8755412/2007Batch no;987644329/654WINNING NO:WFD 6540089 GILI

WINNING NOTIFICATION
It is our great pleasure to inform you of your Priz release of this months lottery result from the GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INCORPORATED. These Lotteries are fully based on an electronic selection Of winners using their e-mail addresses.Your e-mail Address was attached to ticket number;109865442 Serial number;8751128673. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows22-41-63-77-82 bonus number 34,which consequently won The lottery in the second category.

You hereby Have been approved a lump sum pay of US$1,000,000.00(ONE MILLION DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref:GILI/MM 8755412/05 from the total cash prize of US$10,000,000.00 shared amongst ten lucky winners in This category.

All e-mail addresses were selected through a computerBalloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousan 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 Conglomerate of some multinational companies as par Of their social responsibility to the citizens in the Communities where they have operational base.Further more your details e-mail address falls within Our African Regional office in Nigeria, as indicated In your play coupon and your prize of US$1,000,000.00 Will be released to you from our London correspondent Where we have our corporate head quarters.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

Simply contact our fiduciaryPROF.PHILLIP BOYD Email;boyd.phillip@yahoo.com.auTel:+234-803-4930-003

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 and 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 Double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of This program by non-participant or unofficial Personnel.

DO CONTACT YOUR PAYING AGENT PROF.PHILLIP BOYD Email;boyd.phillip@yahoo.com.auTel:+234-803-4930-003

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

Note,all winnings MUST be claimed on or before two weeks after receipt of this notification; otherwise funds will be Returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards,Dr.EDDIE KYROSCo-ordinator234 80349 40713

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