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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • franklambert2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "canada lottery" <canadawinninglottery@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:07:31 +0100 (CET)
Subject: THE CANADA, LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION


THE CANADA, LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
110 EGLIN TON AVE. EAST, SUITE 703 TORONTO, ONTARIO,=20
CANADA M4P 2Y1
=20
24/ 11/ 2007.
=20
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
LOTTERY WINNING=20
NOTIFICATION.
=20
CONGRATULATIONS, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE WON ON =
EMAIL THE ANNUAL GLOBAL LIBERTY LOTTERY (LOTTO) INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION=
AL PROGRAM HELD IN ONTARIO CANADA ON 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2007. A GLOBAL EMA=
IL RANDOM ACCESS SELECTION SHOT VIA INTERNET GENERATED YOUR EMAIL ADDRE=
SS AS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING:
=20
1.27522465896-532
2.SERIAL NUMBER 652-662
3.BATCH NUMBER AT-040-SB06-05
4.LOTTERY REF. NUMBER OSL/653/029/05=20
ALL DREW LUCKY NUMBERS 7-14-18-23-31-45 WHICH WON ON THE 3RD=20
CATEGORY USA $ 950, 000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND=20
USA DOLLARS) YOUR TICKET, SERIAL, BATCH, LOTTERY REF NUMBER, WILL BE CO=
NFIDENTIALLY INCLUDED IN YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL - TAKE NOTE.=20
=20
THIS PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM TAKES PLACE ANNUALLY, PROMOTED AND SPONSORED B=
Y EMINENT PERSONALITIES - THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT=
INC, MULTI CHOICE, ECHINA SITE AND OTHER CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS=
IS TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE.
=20
FOR SECURITY PURPOSE AND CLARITY, WE ADVISE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING =
INFORMATION=92S CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIMS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED. THI=
S IS PART OF SECURITY SYSTEM TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS AND UNWARRANTED ABU=
SE OF THIS PROGRAM BY SCAM IMPOSTORS. PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID CO=
MPLICATIONS, REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS AND BATCH NUMBERS IN =
ALL CORRESPONDENCE. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESSE=
S DO INFORM OUR AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
=20
FURTHER MORE YOU=92RE DETAILS (E-MAIL ADDRESS) FALLS WITHIN OUR AFRICAN=
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN IVORY COAST, AS INDICATED IN YOUR PLAY COUPON=
AND YOUR PRIZE OF GBP USA $ 950, 000.00, WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU FROM =
OUR REGIONAL BRANCH OFFICE IN IVORY COAST. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT =
THE GLOBAL WINNING AGENT CONTROL OFFICE - VIA THE CONTACT BELOW FOR YOU=
R PRIZE PAYMENT PROCEDURES WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION=92S AS LISTED=
BELOW:=20
=20
1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS/ COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
3. YOUR AGE / OCCUPATION.
=20
BELOW IS THE CONTACT:
FRANK LAMBERT CONSULTANT.
EMAIL: franklambert2007@yahoo.com
DIRECT LINE: 22509550508
ADDRESS: # RUE 156 ABIDJAN- COTE D VOIRE
CONTACT PERSON DR. FRANK LAMBERT
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE.=20
=20
GOOD LUCK. =20
=20
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MRS. DIANA ROSE - FOR LWNCL.

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