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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • phillip_capitecbaankjhb@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. BERTHA PATTERSON" <custormerservice_dept02@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: trevor_capitecbaankjhb@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:47:05 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Congratulations!!! You have Won US$2,500,000.00 Euro Millions Lottery Award


WINNING NOTIFICATION | EURO-MILLIONS
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND HEADQUARTERS
LOTTERY | EAL-65




DEAR WINNER,
Congratulations!!! This is a formal winning notification of the just concluded draws of the Euro Millions Lottery weekly promotional program held on Fri, 28th Dec 2007 21:30:20 +0200. You are therefore been approved to claim the cash prize of US$2,500,000.00 through your Email for your winning in this Lottery Program. WINNING DRAWS:
This Lottery Winning Notification was based on the South African 2010 World Cup hosting as announced by FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland as part of our 2010 World Cup promotion in South Africa by the Euro Millions Lottery Commission. This winning draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 1,000,000 accredited Individuals Email addresses and Corporate bodies and selected by an Automated Computer Ballot System from the website from America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Oceanic Nations in our Head-Quarters office here in Switzerland. Your Email Address attached to Ticket Number: SWISS/EU/694 75600545 721 with Serial Number 886/07 drew the Lucky Winning Numbers: 07-13-20-27-33-36/48 for LOTTO EAL - 65 with the Payment Reference Number: BTL/EU/491OXI/UK/07 which subsequently won you this Cash prize in the 2nd Category. You are therefore, been Approved to claim a Total Sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) as credited to your
Payment Reference Number in our Payment Booklet as one of the Five (5) Jackpot Lucky Winners Worldwide in this Category.

PAYMENT PROCEDURES:
Bear in mind that prizes will strictly be Paid only to the beneficiary winners that officially appled for his/her payment within the given time frame from the date of this notification. To claim for your winning Cash prize, you are advised to contact our authorized PAYMENT BANK in South Africa because your Winning Numbers failed within our Euro Millions Booklet representative office in Africa as registered in our office. Kindly complete these beneficiary detail particulars below and submit it to our authorized Payment Bank for the immediate release of your fund(s) as approved under the above mentioned Payment Reference Number in your Email Address as the beneficiary winner.

BANK PAYMENT VERIFICATION FORM: * BENEFICIARY'S NAME IN FULL:
* RESIDENTIAL or POSTAL ADDRESS:
* OCCUPATION/PROFESSION:
* OFFICE TEL/FAX NUMBER/MOBILE PHONE:
* GENDER / AGE & MARITAL STATUS:
* NATIONALITY:
* NOTIFICATION DATE:
* WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:
* PAYMENT REFERENCE NUMBER:
* WINNING PRIZE AMOUNT:
PAYMENT OPTIONS INDICATION:
(1) PAYMENT BY BANK DRAFT
(2) PAYMENT BY ATM CARD
(3) PAYMENT BY BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (T/T)
CONTACT PERSON: MR. PHILIP TREVOR BUTTERFIELD
PAYMENT BANK MANAGER
Tel: 0027-73-4004441
Tel: 0027-73-4004441
Email: phillip_capitecbaankjhb@hotmail.com

AGREEMENT:
It is hereby Authorized that this beneficiary winner whose Payment Reference Number: BTL/EU/491OXI/UK/07 has been registered and approved will be paid his/her winning fund within 21days from the Treasury Department of the Euro Millions Lottery Commission and remitted by our payment Bank in Africa without any deductions to his/her fund as Government Tax from the today's date of this winning notification.

Congratulations for being part of our commemorative end of year Anniversary Draws from all the Members & Staffs of the Online Euro Millons Lottery Commission.

Yours Sincerely,

MRS. BERTHA PATTERSON
(Secretary Foreign Customers Service Dept)
Euro-Millions Lottery Commission
DO NOT REPLY THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO AND IN TIME. KINDLY CONTACT OUR CLAIM AGENT TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.

EURO-MILLIONS LOTTERY PROGRAM 2007

Copyright © 2007 The Euro Millions Lottery Inc. All rights reserved.
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