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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:

• 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: notification@mchsi.com (YOU HAVE WON)
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:52:15 +0000
Subject: CONTACT MR. CHRISTOPHER HILL



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We are pleased to inform you of the
release of the recent results of
Heineken promotional Programme.You
were entered as dependent clients
with: Ref Serial Number: F2-003-036
and Batch number FR/45-300-06.
Email address
ticket number: 54-20-17-52-34-30.
That drew the lucky winning number,
which consequently won in the
first category. You have been
approved for a payment of
£2.5 Million(Two Million Five
Hundred Pounds Sterlings)in cash
credited to file reference number:
TFR/9900034943/JPT.Keep your
winning information confidential
until your claims has been
processed and your money remitted
to you.This is to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program,kindly contact our
Payment Representative in charge of
your fund.
Free lotto Fiduciary Department
Mr Christopher Hill
christopher.hill24@live.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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