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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:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • winning_20lotto@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: passe lott <passe_lott_w02@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:08:32 +0000
Subject: WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION



Tél:+226 76197454














FROM THE DESK OF THE VIS PRESIDENT U.K INTERNATIONAL LOTERE BODY UNITED KINGDOM IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.LONDON MILLION INT & INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION

OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP .

WINNER- REF: GAP/2651046003227/03.2007

BATCH: 24/00319112/IPEAAABBGFR











WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
It is our pleasure to inform you of the declaration and of winners of the LONDON MILLION INT LOTTERY AWARD held today 5nd of nov 2007. Having picked your mail address by our electronic web site visitors collectors in-recognition of your patronage to the Internet services.
In the final draw,your name was attached to ticket number UIOL6325698-44596-222VBVAQZ,
with serial numberZER 410-32659UHYAZC,draw lucky numbers ZSWAZESD4014-236985744-596DFGTYSDZ which consequently won in the 2ND category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of (800.000) (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ), In cash accredited file No:DFRLP/26510460037/03. This is from a Total Cash Prize of ( 48,400,00000 FOURTY EIGHT BILLION POUNDS) shared among the 22 International Countries in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe,North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program that is conducted annually to encourage the use of Internet and Internet based programs. We are delighted to express our heartfelt congratulations to you.
We hope that with a fraction of your wining money,you will be able to assist the less privilege in your society and also participate in our next year high stakes promotions of 1.5 million POUNDS International Lottery.
For your information on how you will start the Processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated account of your choice. contact the bank mail below to receive your winning Money immediately:You are to send the following information to the bank cordinator immediatly
Your name ,bank addres country of residence , occupation ,age ,tele,country of origin winning info

and make sure you aply immediatly
you are to send them all your winning information
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE GIVING AWARD
12TH.AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH,
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA-FASO.



Email:winning_20lotto@yahoo.fr money must be claimed not later than 16th / nov 2007.
After this duration,all funds will be returned to the Ministry of Economic Affairs 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 with us or to our coordinate sponsor's bank. Should there be any change of your address, do inform the lotere management ,


N.B Your mail fall withing the africa cliaming zone so just be free to contact them for your money to get your cash as instructed by the lotere body inc wrld wide uk



for fast and through procees of your money .
!!!CONGRATULATION!!!
Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Best Wishes.
The Management,
Lottery Organisation.



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