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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven Anderson" <nickmor_consultant01@excite.com>
Reply-To: stevea012@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:57:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Urgent!!!


Steven AndersonSTATE OF NEW YORK DIVISION OF THE LOTTERY COMMISSION June 2008Please permit me to write you irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and it calls as a matter of urgency. My Name is Steven Anderson. My main purpose of sending this email to you is because of the unclaimed funds that has been won by this number below which the company don't know the owner of the winning number. I am the Assistant to the Commission of the above named lottery company so i know what will make you claim this funds, though you did not obtain the form but i can provide you with all the winning information. All i need from you, is your information so that i will fill out the form on your behalf and submit it. Here is Winning Numbers: for the unclaimed funds; 9,10,16,33,37. Retail Locations of Winning Tickets: 7-ELEVEN 158887-014789 122 N Aurora St N Ithaca, NY 14850 I can't use any of my relations for such a deal because it might reflect and looks suspicious. I'm sure a
total stranger will be a perfect ideal for this claim that's why I'm contacting you. Reply to this email if you are interested and i will get back to you with more detailed information as soon as i can and the funds in question is one million USD. For the percentage it's 50% for me &amp; 50% for you. I anticipate your positive response. Please note that the above stated information is private and confidential. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Thanks.... Steven AndersonAssistant to the Commission STATE OF NEW YORK DIVISION OF THE LOTTERY COMMISSION www.nylottery.orgwww.nylottery.org/ny/nyStore/cgi-bin/ProdSubEV_Cat_353_NavRoot_304.htm

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