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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)
  • "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.
  • barralfredhen@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • vicentmorgan@yahoo.com
  • 3dgabriel1williams@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: COCA-COLA/SA 2010 LOTTERY AWARD <salo_z1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:54:00 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-15?Q?CONGRATULATIONS!!!_YOUR_E-MAIL_ADDRESS_HAS_WON_$2,000.?=
=?iso-8859-15?Q?000_MILLION_USD.=FE?=


THE COCA COLA COMPANYPROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD=20
DEPT:COCA COLA AVENUE
PROMOTE BID SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP.
=20
THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION=20
=20
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual fi=
nal draws held to promote the Bid South Africa 2010 World Cup, by Coca-Col=
a in conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion.You=
r email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won $2,000,000.00{Two million U=
nited State Dollars} each in the THE COCA\COLA COMPANY 2008 PROMOTION CATE=
GORY B.=20
However the results were released today and your Email Address was attache=
d to ticket number :(7PWY2006) and ballot number / BT: 120/A) and Ref Numb=
er: FER/4690/6103/24 . The online draws was conducted by a random selectio=
n of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail addresses=
of individuals and co-operate bodies, companies from Asia, United States =
Of America,+South America, Africa,Europe, Middle east, Austrialia and pick=
ed by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.=20
However, all email addresses were assigned to different ticket winning num=
bers for representation and privacy policies only.=20
=20
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our comp=
uterized email selection machine (TOPAZ) .
This Lottery was approved by the British Commission / U.S.A / S.A Gambling=
Board & management S.A which is also licensed by the The International As=
sociation of Gambling Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kin=
d and we intend to sensitize the public.=20
To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact the fiduci=
ary agent as stated below: NAME: BARR ALFRED HENRY.
(CLAIM AGENT).
Email: barralfredhen@hotmail.com [mailto:vicentmorgan@yahoo.com] [http://u=
k.f234.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose=3FTo=3Dgabriel1williams@hotmail.com]TEL: 0027=
78 244 4998. Please provide the following details for processing of your =
claim. And send to your claiming agent. BARR ALFRED HENRY. Call him on the=
phone 0027 78 244 4998.
NAME:....................................
ADDRESS:...............................
COUNTRY:.........................
SEX:.......................................
AGE:.......................................
PHONE/MOBILE:......................
FAX:.......................................
OCCUPATION:..........................
COMPANY:...............................
TICKETS/BALLOT:..................... Due to possible mix up of some number=
s and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly confidentia=
l from any public notice until your claim prize / award has been processed=
and your money remitted into your country account. This is part of our se=
curity protocol to avoid double / dual claiming or unscrupulous acts by so=
me participants on this program.
*Staff of Coca-Cola and the British American Tobacco Company are not to pa=
rtake in this PROMOTION.=20
=20
Accept our hearty congratulations once again!=20
=20
Yours Faithfully,
Management.=20


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Schon geh=F6rt=3F Der neue WEB.DE MultiMessenger kann`s mit allen:=20
*http://www.produkte.web.de/messenger/=3Fdid=3D3016* [http://www.produkte.web.=
de/messenger/=3Fdid=3D3016]

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