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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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447024062401 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704719868 (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.
  • ed.officeuk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • metoo_mustang@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "PROMOTIONS STAKES LOTTERY" <loto2server@vmail.co.il>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:26:53 +0200
Subject: WINNERS NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!


*FROM: STAKES LOTTERY PROMOTIONS*
*MICRO-SOFT SWEEPSTAKES*
*Head Office.*
*Bandar Seri Begawan 1150,*
*Brunei Darussalam (BRN).*
*Ref Number: 040/055/337*
*Batch Number: 561702-PCD004.*
* *
**
* *
*CONGRATULATIONS!*
* *
*This is to inform you of the release of the STAKES LOTTERY PROMO. held on
the*
*29th of June 2008, but due to the mix up of numbers and addresses, the
results*
*were released today 15th of September,2008. Your name was attached to
ticket number*
*27522465897-6454 with serial number 3773-555 that drew the lucky numbers of
*
*7-14-18-23-31-45, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.*
* *
*You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of euros ? 3,400.000:00
*
*(THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EUROS ONLY, WINNER 2008 AWARD SESSION) in cash*
*credited to file with REF:Ns.KSL/040/055/337. This is from a total cash
prize of*
*euros 60,**015.225.00.* <http://015.225.00./>*, shared among the twenty
five international winners in this*
*category.*
* *
*Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly*
*through a computer ballot system drawn from over 30,000 companies and
800,000*
*individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites. This*
*promotional program takes place every ending of the year and we hope your
lucky*
*name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.*
* *
*CONGRATULATIONS!*
* *
*****The program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted and
sponsored*
*by eminent personalities like His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Brunei,
Sultan*
*Hassanal Bolkiah. We look forward to your active participation in our next
year*
*$20 million slot.**** We are aware that a few individuals such as members
of*
*staffs,social groups e.t.c might try to cheat you off your winning fund
hence*
*you are advised to maintain strictness when calling because we usually
prefer to*
*call you attention when needed also please note that for security our
referred*
*email address are very safe, thank you.*
* *
*Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured under your
*
*address. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
*
*award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money
*
*remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid*
*double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants*
*as it has happened in the past. You can travel down to any of our seven
paying*
*stations for this award session, which might be any of the following
countries*
*where we have our lottery accounts deposited with different finance
institution*
*including: U.K, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, BRUNIE...e.t.c *
* *
*To begin your lottery claims , please contact solicitor to this great*
*promotions organisation today,*
* *
*Barrister.Jon Roddrick, *
*E-mail Address: ed.officeuk@gmail.com*
*Tel: +44-702-406-2401*
*Fax: +44-870-471-9868*
* *
*Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than this award
session.*
*Any claim not made before this date will be returned as unclaimed. And also
be*
*informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (PERRAS PROMOTION
COMPANY*
*& KING ASSOCIATES LTD.) Because they are the company that bought your
ticket*
*and played the lottery on your name, NOTE:- this 10% will be remitted after
you*
*have received your winnings prize because the money is already insured in
your*
*winning identity.*
* *
*NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember*
*to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your
*
*claims agent,You are to provide the below details to enable the speedy*
*evaluation and processing of your winnings. we advice that you adhere
strictly*
*to their procedures to avoid any disqualifications and subsequent
cancellation.*
* *
*FULL NAME:.................................. *
*FULL HOME:..................................*
*OFFICE ADDRESS:.............................*
*DIRECT TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBERS..............*
*EMAIL:......................................*
* *
*The*<http://uk.mc242.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=metoo_mustang@yahoo.com................................The>
* above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file in your*
*claims.*
* *
*PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL LOTTERY INFORMATIONS FROM PUBLIC AS WE
WILL*
*NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS PROCESSING OR COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY
AND*
*SECURITY OF ALL OUR WINNER.THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
THE*
*STAKES LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.*
* *
*Furthermore,shall there be any change of address, please do inform your
claims*
*agent as soon as possible. All documents and Certificates related to your*
*winning prize will be sent to you by the auditor general STAKES LOTTERY*
*PROMOTIONS via courier to your postal address upon the transfer of your
fund*
*into your desired a/c information.*
* *
*CONGRATULATIONS!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you
for*
*being a part of our International promotions program.*
*We wish you continue good fortunes.*
* *
*Dr. Eduardo Luciano Duque*
*(Vice President)*
*15-08-2008.*
* *

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