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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 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.
  • benardconnie@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: grant hudd <microwindows27@msn.com>
Reply-To: <benardconnie@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:57:52 +0000
Subject: congratulations;contact agent as soon as possible




We happily announce to you the draw (#718) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online sweepstakes International program held today. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564755188 with Serial number 45742 drew the lucky numbers: 03, 07, 15, 29, 36. Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.note that you do not require to buy a ticket before you emerge winner in this lottery program designed and approved by British Prime minister Mr. Gordon Brown,to help the needy round the world during this economy recession.....dated 08/01/2009
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/902311830. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
To file for your claim, you must contact our Lotto coordinator and provide him with the following details below:
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:****
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:****
7. Country Of Residence:***
8. Cell Number :
9. ticket number:****
Contact:
Mr benard connie (KSC).
Email: benardconnie@yahoo.com
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Martin Hudd
lestone
International Promotions Unit British International Lottery

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