419 scam: "DEAF ASSOCIATION LOTTERY"<DALAGENT92@AOL.COM> *** CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $250,000 IN THE DEAF ASSOCIATION LOTTERY ***

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- dalagent92@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DEAF ASSOCIATION LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 18:28:48 -0700
Subject: *** CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $250,000 IN THE DEAF ASSOCIATION LOTTERY ***

HOT LOTTO
A division of Deaf Lottery Association (DAL).United States.

FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Attn: Winner,
NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY "Hot Ball: 15" WINNER ONLY Date: Wednesday AUGUST 05 2009

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the last final draw of our International Lottery Programs.The online Cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 3 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by Advanced Automated Random Computer Search from the internet. No tickets were sold.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
After this Automated Computer Ballot, Your E-mail Address emerged as a winner in the category "Hot Ball: 15" with the following numbers attached Ref Number: PW 9590 ES 9414, Batch Number: 573881545-NL/2006 and Ticket draw Number: 5, 16, 26, 29, 36, You are therefore to receive a cash prize of $250,000.00 (Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand US Dollars) from the total Payout.

NOTE!
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our Requirements, Statutory Obligations, Verifications, Validations and satisfactory report. To file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised to contact our Certified and Accredited claims agent for category "Hot Ball: 15" winners with the information below:

Name: Kimberly Williams
Email: dalagent92@aol.com

You can also contact Our Corresponding Payout Bank through email,

Name:- Sandy Crawford
Email:- sandy.crawford@boa-online.us

You are advice to provide him with the following information:

Names:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:
Country:
State:

(This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours Faithfully,
Walter Morgan.
Lottery Coordinator.

Thank you and congratulations!!!

This email may contain information which is confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender by telephone or return email and delete the material from your computer.

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