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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.
  • heinekennclaims@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Daniel Philips" <danphilips4@superposta.com>
Reply-To: dan2philipss@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:37:56 +0000
Subject: Heineken Congratulates You!!


*Dear Lucky Winner,***

* *

* THE HEINEKEN COMPANY SEASONAL PROMOTION*

*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 email 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/SHYNBatch 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
£250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ) 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's to the Processing manager via
email below. *

* *

*NAME:..........................................................*

*AGE:.............................................................*

*
SEX:.............................................................ADDRESS:..................................................
*

*PHONE:.......................................................*

*OCCUPATION:..........................................*

*COMPANY:.................................................*

*ANNUAL INCOME:..................................NEXT OF
KIN.............................................*

*STATE.........................................................*

*COUNTRY:.................................................*

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

* *

* Claims /Contact Person: Mr. Michael Douglas*

* Email: **
heinekennclaims@yahoo.co.jp*

* Phone: +1 206 855 5280*

* 1703 Alki Ave SW Seattle, WA
98116*

* *

*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.*

* *

*Thank you and accept our congratulations once again!*

* *

*Yours faithfully,*

* *

*Mr. Dan Philips HEINEKEN Games/Lottery Coordinator. You must be of legal
drinking age.***

**

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