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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:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • info_riggswilliams2@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: "PEPSI INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT" <2WEBMEDIA@flash.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:33:54 -0700
Subject: Pepsi 2007 ***File For Claims***

PEPSI INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPTPEPSI COLA AVENUE
DIRECTOR: MR. RAYMOND JONES

Attn:Winner
Notification Date:29/10/2007
AMOUNT WON: $250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty
thousand US Dollars)).
This email address has brought you an unexpected
luck,We happily
announce to you the draw (P121) of the Pepsi End of
Year Promotions and the
Newly Established Regional office in Africa,Online
Sweepstakes
International program held on 1st of October, 2007.
Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: PEP898-787-768 with Serial number
9368/09 drew the
lucky numbers: P (16)-(93)-(06)-(95)-(02)-(40)bonus
# (13), through
their latest internet software. You are therefore
been approved by EPSI
COLA COMPANY the sum of $250,000.00 (Two Hundred and
Fifty thousand US
Dollars)
CONTACT CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR.
NAME:Riggs Williams
Email:info_riggswilliams2@yahoo.it
Phone: # : +234(0)8022436346
Fax: # +234(0)8022436346
PEPSI COLA Promotion Department
Do email the above Claims Administrator, at once with
all the claims
requirements below. To avoid unnecessary delay. They
are needed to
proceed.
Claims Requirements:
1. Full Name:.....................................
2. Address:.......................................
3. Nationality:...................................
4. Age:.......... Date of Birth:.................
5. Occupation:.....................................
6. Phone:................Fax:.....................
7. State of Origin:...........Country:............
PROCEEDURES / RIGHTS AND PRECAUTIONS.
Choose from payment options and Contact the Claims
Administrator
via email with all your claims requirements well
filled @
info_riggswilliams2@yahoo.it
(i).Cash Pick Up
(ii).Delivery of Certified Check of $250,000.00 by a
registered Courier
Company.

Secretary,
Sir Scholl Arnold
Pepsi Online International Promotions Unit
Copyright 2007 Pepsi Online Int. All rights reserved


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