419 scam: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no> VS: [SPAM]: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON THE IRISH NATIONAL 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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- hunterpromo@walla.com (Walla.com, Israel; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- _____ fra: carol hunter [mailto:hunterpromo@walla.com] sendt: 4. juli 2010 19:15 til: undisclosed-recipients: emne: [spam]: (Walla; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:47:13 +0200
Subject: VS: [SPAM]: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON THE IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.

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Fra: carol hunter [mailto:hunterpromo@walla.com]
Sendt: 4. juli 2010 19:15
Til: undisclosed-recipients:
Emne: [SPAM]: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON THE IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
AN CRANNCHUR NAISIUNTA
An Post National Lottery Company.

www.lotto.ie <http://www.lotto.ie/>

Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw for lotto results of Wednesday, June.30th, 2010,of the Irish National Lottery held recently.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:5-4-3-2-1-0 with Serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers (4)(10)(19)(23)(24)(40) (21) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category(i.e)Top prize.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of (â‚¬350,000.00 ) Three Hundred & Fifty Thousand Euros,only, in cash credited to file EAASL/941OYI/02/STXN

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer automatic e-mail finder ballot system from over 100,000 Unions, Associations,Corporate bodies and Individual's e-mails that are listed online as part of our international promotion program which we conduct many times every year.
Your fund is now available for claim due to the mix up of some numbers and email address,we request you to quote your Reference and Batch numbers.We also advise you to keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim is processed.

To begin claims,pls.contact your claim's agent with the email and tel.no.

Mr.Morgan Muganzi,on E-mail:(morganmungazi@aol.com),(morgan_muganzi@mail.c <http://us.mc571.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=morganmungazi@aol.com),(morgan_muganzi@mail.c> om)(mrmuganzi@hosanna.net <http://us.mc571.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrmuganzi@hosanna.net> ).

Tel.No. 66-80-9368727

Your claim's agent will assist you in the processing for the remittance of your prize funds pending on your choice of payment.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than one month,after this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please endeavor to quote your Ref. numbwers (TNL/776/05/EGS) and Batch numbers (02/01/0078) in every correspondence with your agent.

Furthermore,should there be any change in your address, do inform your claim's agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotion program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Carol Hunter,

(Promotions Manager National Lottery).

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