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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: "=?utf-8?q?Ben=20S.=20Cole?=" <benscole7003@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: benscole@live.com
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:50:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My direct telephone number 00447045735084


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:benscole7003@yahoo.com.co



- From: MR. BEN SEAL COLE.Attn: Sir/Madam,We are pleased to inform you that We are World Debt Reconsiliation Commitee newly set up by The International Bank For Reconstruction And Development (WORLD BANK) And the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Based on series of petitions we received from International Bodies such as Cooperate Bodies and Non Governmental Organization (NGO on the Inability of some Government of different countries in the World, Commercial banks and Wold Lottery Organization to settle their claints Contract debt, Inheritance Fund and Winning prize fund.After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND), It was resolved and agreed opon that these body WOLD INTERNATIONAL DEBT RECONSILIATION COMMITEE will work extensively to ensure that your Contract Payment, Your Inheritance and Lottery Winning prize fund will be paid without any hitch and delay through the World Bank and IMF Insurance body. 1. You are strictly adviced to inform us as your Agent any of the aboved mentioned Debt you are involved any where in the world. The contract Ammount and Country which the contract was executed.2. The Bank name and locattion where your Inheritance Fund are tied up and ammount due to you.3, Your Winning Prize lottery Company and the ammount won. Note that on receipt of your complain and list of debt due for payment, Your Fund will be called back from its verious point where it has been tied up by World Bank and IMF and your payment will be arrange and effected based on your choice of payment. Urgently furnis this Office with your Name and contact information to enable us open up communication with you regarding the remmitance of your payment.You are adviced to call the undersign on the direct telephone number 00447045735084 and reply to this email address: benscole@live.com Thanks.Yours Faithfully.MR. BEN SEAL COLE.

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