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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand us 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Summer Draws" <onlottery@mobimail.mn>
Reply-To: media_relation05@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:31:29 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS*** YOU HAVE WON US$500.000.00 ON YAHOO SUMMER LOTTERY DRAWS


[image: Yahoo! Media Relations]
<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/pr/index.html> Copyright
Home <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/copyright/index.html> - Media Relations
Home <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/pr/index.html> - Info Center
Home<http://docs.yahoo.com/info>
*We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 26th JUNE 2008
from the SummerYahoo Beta International Lottery Programme. Which is fully
based on an electronic selection of winners using e-mail addresses.*
** *
Your e-mail was attached to Ticket Number; 7458222754, 905534213 Serial
number 6741137002 , Draw Number 2607 .This batch draws the lucky lotto
numbers as follows 11 23 39 38 22 24 supplementary numbers 21
14 ,which
consequently won the lottery in the second category.*
** *
You here by have been approved a sum of US$500.000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
US DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/MW 47509/07 from the total cash
prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this second category*
** **
** ** *Date: 17/06/2008.*
** *Ref: 7458222754//08/07.
Batch: 905534213/255.
Winning No: XB3/701/LNRC.
*
** **
** *CONGRATULATIONS !!!.*
** *
All participant were selected through a computer-ballot system drawn from
Nine Hundred Thousand e-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States
of America Asia, Europe and Middle East as part of Our International
Promotions Program which is Conducted Annually. This Lottery was Promoted
and Sponsored by Yahoo International Inc.*
** *
Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European
Representative Office in London,UK as indicated in your play coupon and your
prize of US$500,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch
Headquarters Office in United States of America*
** *We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$ 1.3 Million international draw.*
**** *
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our agent, Tom Daffer at :(
tom.daffer@yahoo. <tom.daffer@yahoo>) to file for your claim.*
** **
** *Please quote your Date of Draw,Reference, Batch and Winning Numbers
which can be found on the top left corner of this and telephone number to
help locate your file easily,fill the following
================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM
(Receipt Official Notification Letter)
================================
FULL NAMES................................
CONTACT ADDRESS......................
COUNTRY....................................
SEX:...........................................
AGE............................................
MARITAL STATUS.........................
OCCUPATION..............................
NATION ALITY....... ......................
TELEPHONE NUMBER....................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE(Proof Of Identity):
BATCH NUMBER. ........................
REFERENCE NUMBER...................

*
***For Security Reasons, We advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize
released to you.*** *
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or
un-official personnel.*
** *
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed within 24days; otherwise all funds will
be returned as unclaimed prizes.*
** **
*Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!*
**
* Note: Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.*
** *
Best Regards,
*
** **
** *Mrs Jessica Eric (Co-ordinator).*
**

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