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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque"
  • "route de rufisque"
• 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.
  • telnetsecfin@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Ramond Williams" <goldenageslottery@msn.com>
Reply-To: telnetsecfin@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 10:38:32 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

FROM:THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
GOLDEN AGES LOTTERY /PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
580 N. Tenth Street
Sacramento, CA 95914
Golden Ages Lottery
An Affiliate of Foundtional planner International
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
G.A.L Award Dept.
Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ref Number: GAL/2346810/GAL
Batch Number: DDC/6674/CC

ATTENTION:

Sir/Ma/Miss,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 9th September, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 0045582 with serial number GGD/100/CC5S drew lucky
numbers 2-5-6-7-8-10 which consequently won in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of US$ 1,
150,000.00 (One million One hundred and fifty thousand United States
Dollars) in cash credited to FILE REF NO:/2346810/GAL.
This is from a total cash prize of US $17.250.000.00(Seventien million two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars)shared among the fifteen international
winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now in custody of a financial house insured in your FILE
REFERENCE.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names you are advice to keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and remitted
to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 15,000 companies and 35,000,000 individual email addresses. Winnars
were from Europe,Asia,New Zealand,Australia,Africa,America and North America
such as Mexico.

This promotional program takes place every three years,the lottery was
promoted and sponsored by the President of the World Largest software
"Microsoft" Bill Gates.

We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year USD 50
million international lottery.
To file for your claim please contact your File /claim agent.


Dr.Calistus Brown
Director of Operation
Email: telnetsecfin@netscape.net


Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 30Th October , 2005.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.

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.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.Endevoure to
send your phone and fax number to our agent.


Yours Sincerely,
Ramond Williams


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