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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrnasir_mohammad@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER NASIR SHEIKH MOHAMMAD <barrnasir_mohammad@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:42:40 +0000
Subject: RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CLAIM REQUIREMENTS!!!



DEAR WINNER,

FILL THE FORM AND KEEP IT WITH YOU FOR FUTURE REFRENCES, BECAUSE HAVE HAVE THE ORIGINAL COPY HERE IN OUR OFFICE.

SCAN YOUR NATIONAL ID FOR YOUR IDENTIFICATION AND MAKE YOUR PAYMENT OF USD650 FOR CONSULTATION/DELIVERY/PROCESS CHARGE TO ENABLE US START YOUR WORK.

WE COULD NOT REPLY YOUR MAIL YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

BEST REGARDS,
NASIR ESQ.



Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:30:28 -0700From: namsi11@yahoo.comSubject: Re: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CLAIM REQUIREMENTS!!!To: barrnasir_mohammad@hotmail.com BARRISTER NASIR SHEIKH MOHAMMAD <barrnasir_mohammad@hotmail.com> wrote:




Explore the seven wonders of the world Learn more!ToMr. BARRISTER NASIR SHEIKH MOHAMMADSir,I, Naman Sindhi, am one of the winners of lottery ticket. yesterday I wrote an email to you sending my details for claming my prize. Today I have received an email from your side having subject as "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CLAIM REQUIREMENTS!!"......It contains an attatchment page which says "payment/ claim application form"...can you please tell me what should I do with that form, I mean where I have to send it and what after it. Please guide me ....Thanking you.....Yours truly,NAMAN SINDHIticket number: 577-744-3465-E77 serial number: 652-662 draw lucky number: 7181813-05 file number: FA1305U-ID. Batch Number.0952k Reference Number.02-OH-06


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