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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.
• 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.
  • david.gefff@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Francis ABU <fra_b01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:39:36 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Your Winning Compensation Funds


Your Winning Compensation Funds
3348 Old Time Road,
Aintree, Liverpool,
LP9 6PK, England
From: Mr Francis Abu&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Customer Services)
Sir/Madam,
&nbsp;
We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving all&nbsp; related problems that has held the transfer impossible. With the help of&nbsp; the International Monetary Fund(IMF) who have rendered a tremendous&nbsp; help to this Exercise. We regret to announce the mismanagement of&nbsp; beneficiaries fund by our appointed zonal managers; we are not able to meet up&nbsp; with winners fund due to list of names due for payment.
&nbsp;
In appreciation of your patients and understanding to receive your fund&nbsp; we have decided to compensate you with the sum of (£950,000.00) Bank&nbsp; Draft. Your identification code IS UKTNL5623 for compensation.
&nbsp;
You are to contact our coordinator officer Mr Paul Rich, Access&nbsp; management and support initiatives, a consultant firm on his e-mail&nbsp; address: (david.gefff@yahoo.fr) :Please do send him your:- NAME:__________SURNAME:__________________
SEX: _____ AGE:______MARITAL:_______________
COUNTRY: _______CITY: _________
STATE_______ZIP CODE:_______
CONTACT ADDRESS:________________________
PHONENO#___________FAXNO#_________________
OCCUPATION:______________
&nbsp;
Do not hesitate to let us know immediately you receive your fund so&nbsp; that we can take account of how many beneficiaries were paid.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
&nbsp;
Congratulations once again.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Yours in service,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mr Francis Abu(CO COORDINATOR)
&nbsp;
if you have questions or wish to claim your prize money kindly contact this email, (david.gefff@yahoo.fr) see the instructions at the body of this message.



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