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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • claimingmanager@hotmail.com
  • claiming_manager@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotoawardfund awardjackpot" <lotofundaward@gala.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:23:26 +0200
Subject: DEAR LUCKY WINNER !!!CONGRATULATION !!!


*UNITED KINGDOM IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
LONDON MILLION INT & NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIQUE,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP .
WINNER- REF: LP/26510460037/03.
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE *
**
* WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION *
**
*It is our pleasure to inform you of the declaration and announcement of
winners of the LONDON MILLION INT LOTTERY AWARD held on JUN 2008.Having
picked your mail address by our electronic web site visitors collectors
in-recognition of your patronage to the Internet services.*

*In the final draw,your name was attached to ticket number
6325698-44596-222,*
*with serial number 410-32659,draw lucky numbers 4014-236985744-596 which
consequently won in the 2nd category. *
**
*You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out Of (850,000.00
Euros Eight Hundred and fifty Thousand Euros),In cash accredited file
No:LP/26510460037/03. This is from a Total Cash Prize of (Euro 48,400,00000
FOURTY EIGHT BILLION EURO) shared among the 22 International Countries in
this category. *
**
*All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe,North
America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program that is
conducted annually to encourage the use of Internet and Internet based
programs. We are delighted to express our heartfelt congratulations to you.
*
**
*We hope that with a fraction of your wining money,you will be able to
assist the less privilege in your society and also participate in our next
year high stakes promotions of Euro 100 million International Lottery. *
**
*For your information on how you will start the Processing and remittance of
your prize money to your designated account of your choice.
Please contact the claiming Manager stated below to receive your winning
Money immediately:*
**
*NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE GIVING AWARD
12TH.AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH,
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIQUE.
NAME: MR. GEROGE JOSE.
Email: claimingmanager@hotmail.com<http://us.mc370.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=claimingmanager@hotmail.com><http://us.mc370.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=claiming_manager@hotmail.fr>
**

Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than 15days . After this
duration,all funds will be returned to the Ministry of Economic Affairs as
unclaimed. *
**
*NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with us or to our coordinate sponsor's bank. Should there be
any change of your address, do inform the claiming Manager to process your
transaction as soon as possible. *
**
*!!!CONGRATULATION!!!
Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners
will result to disqualification. *
**
*We wish you continued good fortunes. *
**
*Best Wishes. *
**
*The Management,
Lottery Organisation. *

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