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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031801756 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • heinenkenoffice@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Wayne Woods" <lotteryagent5@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: heinenkenoffice@rocketmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:43:16 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY WINNER OF HEINEKEN PROGRAM 2008


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*HEINEKEN BOTTLING COMPANY
ANTHONIE VAN DIJCKERWEG 1
1077 ME **AMSTERDAM**
THE **NETHERLANDS*

*THE HEINEKEN COMPANY SEASONAL PROMOTION!*



*Dear Lucky Winner,*

* *

*We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of Heineken Annual Promo. *

*
The online Heineken Annual Promo draws was conducted by a random selection
of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 e-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer (TOPAZ) search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but
all e-mail addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
(12)twelve winners in the fourth category for the second prize with the
following data:*



*Ref Number: ASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch Number: HGL-14/28/0046
Ticket Number: 025-11464992-750

You as well as the other winners, are therefore to receive a cash prize
of US$300,000.00 (THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) each from
the total payout.

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report. Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our regional booklet office in your
country as indicated in your play coupon.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited Processing manager/security company for
SECOND category winners with the information below:

You are required to fill and SUBMIT the following information to the
Processing manager via e-mail below.


NAME:........................................................
AGE:........................................................... .
SEX:.............................................................
DATE OF BIRTH:.....................................
ADDRESS:............................................. ....
PHONE:.......................................................
OC CUPATION:.........................................
COMPANY:.............. .................................
ANNUAL INCOME:..................................
NEXT OF KIN:............................................
STATE:................. ......................................
COUNTRY:......................... .......................
NATIONALITY:.................................... ....


Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this e-mail: Please you are
adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our Processing
manager through email for prompt collection of your fund.

Overseas Claims/UK/ Payment Unit
Contact Person: Jhon Teepen
Email:** heinenkenoffice@rocketmail.com*

*UNITED KINGDOM*
*Tel;+ 44 7031801756*



*NOTE:All winnings must be claimed within 20 days from today. After this
date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.
*Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with
your Processing Manager.*

*
*You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case
of double claims will not be entertained). *

*
*Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program. *


*Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
philanthropist, industrialists from the internet hardware industry and some
other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous See Below Past
winners of the Heineken Lottery Promotion*.



* *

*Thank you and Accept our congratulations once again!*


*Yours faithfully,
Mr. Wayne Woods
HEINEKEN Games/Lottery Coordinator.*

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