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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 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.
  • +447005802994 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045719015 (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.
  • perrylore@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • officelore@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto lore" <lottolore29@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:36:57 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have won Canadian Lottery. (28/08/2008)


Canadian Lottery (Lotto lore)
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Halifax State payment unit USA
28th August 2008
Winning notification
Dear Winner,

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have won Canadian Lottery. (28/08/2008)
Latest Lotto 6/49 Draws

We happily announce to you the result of the National Lotto 6/49 lottery
draws held on Sat, July 5, 2008 - Lotto 6/49, in

Essex United Kingdom and Ontario, Canada. All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer

draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mail
addresses. Your Early Bird reference is 4 8 30

37. Where you need verification we guide you on how to confirm that online
with our web site.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 7560 4545 100 with
serial number 046560 drew the winning numbers are 2 7

8 32 43 49 Bonus 48. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of US$820,000.00 in cash credited to file

EAAL/9080118308/04.
Since your lucky winning numbers fall within category B, this simply means
you will receive your winning sum from an

authorized Central Bank International and details on how to contact the
paying bank will be sent to you once your documents

are processed.
As a winner with Canadian lottery, you are requested to contact the result
centre / co-operate Head Security Bureau Centre to

find out what to do to receive your winnings. You are advised to fax your
particulars through +447005802994 or send by email

through resultcentre@lottolores.com
Contact of the claiming agent:
Mr. Perry Thorn
Phone: +447045719015
Fax: +447005802994
Official email: resultcentre@lottolores.com
Private Emails: perrylore@hotmail.com
Once we receive your response to this letter, we will guide you on how to
receive your winning sum. The online information of

the central Bank International where you will receive your payment will be
sent to you as soon as we hear from you while

details will be sent to you to confirm the winning information on Canadian
lottery web site.
Once more CONGRATULATIONS.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Luther Gerald Duck
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Official email: officelore@yahoo.ca

FRENCH:
Canadian Lottery (Lotto lore)
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Halifax State payment unit USA
28th August 2008
Winning notification
Dear Winner,
F?LICITATIONS! Vous avez gagn? la loterie canadienne. (28/08/2008)
Derni?res Lotto 6 / 49 Appelle


Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer le r?sultat du Conseil national de
Lotto 6 / 49 loterie attire lieu le samedi, Juillet 5,

2008 - Lotto 6 / 49, dans l'Essex Royaume-Uni et de l'Ontario, Canada. Tous
les participants ont ?t? choisis au hasard de

World Wide Web site attire par le biais de syst?me et extraites de plus de
10000,00 des compagnies et des adresses e-mail.

Votre Early Bird de r?f?rence est 4 8 30 37. Lorsque vous avez besoin de
v?rification, nous vous guider sur la fa?on de

confirmer que en ligne avec notre site Web.

Votre e-mail ? l'adresse ci-joint le num?ro du billet: B9564 7560 4545 100
portant le num?ro de s?rie 046560 a attir? l'num?

ros gagnants sont 2 7 8 32 43 49 Bonus 48. Vous avez donc ?t? approuv? pour
r?clamer une somme totale de 820000,00 $ US en

esp?ces au cr?dit de d?poser EAAL/9080118308/04.

Depuis votre chance num?ros gagnants entrent dans la cat?gorie B, cela
signifie simplement que vous recevrez votre gagner un

montant autoris? de la Banque centrale internationale et des d?tails sur la
fa?on de communiquer avec la banque le paiement

vous sera envoy? une fois que vos documents sont trait?s.

Comme un gagnant de loterie au Canada, vous ?tes pri? de prendre contact
avec le centre de r?sultat ou co-exploitation Chef du

Bureau de la S?curit? Centre pour savoir ce qu'il faut faire pour recevoir
vos gains. Il est conseill? de faxer vos coordonn?

es par +447005802994 ou envoyer par e-mail par resultcentre@lottolores.com
Contact of the claiming agent:
Mr. Perry Thorn
Phone: +447045719015
Fax: +447005802994
Official email: resultcentre@lottolores.com
Private Emails: perrylore@hotmail.com
D?s que nous aurons re?u votre r?ponse ? cette lettre, nous vous guidera sur
la fa?on de recevoir le meilleur somme.

L'information en ligne de la Banque centrale International o? vous recevrez
votre paiement vous seront envoy?s d?s que nous

entendons de d?tails tandis que vous vous sera envoy? pour confirmer la
gagnante canadien d'information sur le site web de

loterie.

Une fois de plus, flicitations.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Luther Gerald Duck
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Official email: officelore@yahoo.ca

Anti-fraud resources:

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