419 scam: "Mrs. Angela William"<atwoodalbert@gmail.com> LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY TEAM

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
- atwoodalbert@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Angela William" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:36:25 +0800
Subject: LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY TEAM

LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS LOTTERY TEAM

Unit 2A, St Pancras International, Pancras Road, London NW1 2QP.

Dear Lucky Winner,

You have won prize money of One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds (£1,800,000.00) for London 2012 Lottery Draws. Also (this is optional), you have won an all expenses paid trip to London to watch the Summer Olympics. The Lottery is organized by two companies in conjunction with the London 2012 Olympic Committee.

This is part of the promotion/sensitization programme for the London 2012 summer Olympics games. Prize Money must be claimed not later than 28 working days from the date of this Notification. Terms and Conditions apply.

Please take note of the following identification information:

BATCH NUMBER: FQD/01/SD-43611

REFERENCE NUMBER: 2008294577

PIN: 7122

WINNING NUMBER: 01 34 21 07 35 44

For guidance/processing of your payment, please contact the Processing Office by email (quoting your PIN above):

NAME OF PROCESSING OFFICER: Albert Atwood

EMAIL: atwoodalbert@gmail.com

While replying, please indicate whether you accept the all expenses paid trip to London to watch the Summer Olympics. Congratulations!

Yours in service,

Mrs. Angela William

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