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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:
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • claiming_manager_uk_bf@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "acclotte winning notification" <acc_bfaso@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:24:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: RE:!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!!


NATIONAL LOTTERY/BURKINA-FASO IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.

OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP .
WINNER- REF: LP/26510460037/03.
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE
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WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
=20
Dear Lucky Winner,=20
=20
It is our pleasure to inform you of the declaration and winners of the =
INT LOTTERY AWARD held on 4th of February 2008. Having picked your mai=
l 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 6325698-44596-222, with serial number 41=
0-32659, draw lucky numbers 4014-236985744-596 which consequently won i=
n the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of ($850,000.00=
Eight Hundred and fifty Thousand Dollars), In cash accredited file No=
: LP/26510460037/03. This is from a Total Cash Prize of ( $48,000,000,0=
00 FOURTY EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS) shared among the 22 International Coun=
tries in this category. All participants were selected through a comput=
er ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Ze=
aland, America, Europe,North America and Asia as part of International =
Promotions Program that is conducted annually to encourage the use of I=
nternet and Internet based programs. We are delighted to express our he=
artfelt congratulations to you.

For your information on how you will start the Processing and remittanc=
e of your prize money to your designated account of your choice. Please=
contact the claiming Manager stated below to receive your winning Mone=
y immediately:

NAME: MR. JOHN WILLIAM
E-MAIL::: claiming_manager_uk_bf@yahoo.fr

Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than 20th of Februar=
y 2008. After this duration,all funds will be returned to the Ministry =
of Economic Affairs as unclaimed.

!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!!

Best Wishes.
The Management,
Lottery Organisation.


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