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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:
  • ",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 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.
  • +447045776020 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • dan_mcmullen001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WINNING NOTIFICATION <win_noti001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dan_mcmullen001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 20:52:17 +0000
Subject: FILE IN FOR YOUR CLAIMS



British Lottery Headquarters:Customer Service28 Tanfield Road,Croydon.LondonRef: EAASL/941OYI/02Batch: 12/25/0034
Attn:Sir/Madam

We are pleased to notify you of the release today as dated of the UK National Lotto/International Promotions programs held on
the 2nd day of febuary 2008. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Middle-East, Africa,North & South America and canada as part of our international promotions program conducted annually to
encourage prospective overseas entries.

REFERENCE No: ASL- WF97 - 5G3BATCH No: OX9T - 7T5T - D3NTICKET NUMBER: 7-1-8-36-4-22LUCKY BALL NUMBER:7363789,SERIAL No : 18

As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting system where only email addresses are soughted,from a
total numbers of 30,000 email addresses drawn from all overthe globe. After an automated computer ballot of our International
Promotions Program consequently won in the second Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00 in cash.To claim winning contact customer service department:Customer Service Unit,

CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Danny McmullenTEL: +44-7045776020.FAX: +44870-9744737.EMAIL: dan_mcmullen001@hotmail.com

Your are advice to contact him for more information

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Grace Bendtner
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