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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.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • fred1milton@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTTORY OFFICE <fred_willy89@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:18:47 +0800 (CST)
Subject: RE: PRIZE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


Attention: Sir/Madam,

RE: PRIZE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the official announcement yesterday of the
winners of the Euromegamillions International Lottery Programme held on
Friday 19th OCTOBER 2008.
You  attached to ticket number 7FM8-GE83,serial number
29B-739Z drew the lucky numbers 03-20-31-45-50-06-07, and consequently won
the lottery in the international category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum Payment of US$1,200,000.00
(One million,two hundred thousand USD) in cash credited to file with Ref
No: ERM/820G/06S9R and Batch No: 06/HL4G/UK.

This is from total prize money of US$30,000,000.00 shared among 25
international winners in this category.All participants were selected
through a computer balloting system drawn from over 285,000 companies and
individuals from Australia, New Zealand,  Europe, North America,
South America and Asia as part our International promotions program for
the year 2008, conducted bi-annually.

Congratulations!

Your fund is now deposited with our finance company in the United Kingdom
and insured in your name.Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly private from public notice until your claim has been fully processed and your total prize money remitted to your designated bank
account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of
your prize money, you will participate in our end of year high stakes of
US$70 Million International lottery jackpot slot to be held in December
2009.

For the immediate collection of your prize money, Please contact directly
our Payment Administrator:

FRED MILTON
Payment Administrator
Euromegamillions Payoffice
E-mail:fred1milton@yahoo.co.uk

Your prize money must be claimed before 20th July 2009, after this date
all unclaimed funds/Winnings will be rolled over and returned back to the
treasury as Invalid.All correspondences to FRED MILTON should have
this email sent along with it along with your Contact Address, Country of
residence and your Email address.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your Contact Address, do inform
our Payment Administrator as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our programme.

Sincerely,
FRED WILLY
Vice-Presidents, Awards


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