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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:

• 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.
  • your_claimsofficer@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "newhopelottery promotions" <hopewinnings1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:26:40 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

NEW HOPE LOTTERY
30 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: NHL/19-AO19742005

AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,19th of October 2005, of winners of the NEW
HOPE LOTTERY held on 28th of September 2005.
Your email address was attached to ticket number
13-2316-5086-477; with serial number A022-30 drew the
lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87, and consequently won
in category A. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 in cash credited
to file REF NO. NHL/19-AO19742005. This is from total
prize money of US$3,000.000.00 shared among the three
international winners in the category A.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 100,000 companies/individuals
from Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, America,
Asia, Europe and North America as part of our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually. CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company
insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes US$10. Million
international lotto.

To begin your claim,please respond back to your
claiming agent,below are the contact information of your
claiming agent:

===================================
30 Northumberland avenue.
London WC2N 5BX.
The United Kingdom
Contact:Edward Pinto
Email:your_claimsofficer@myway.com
====================================

He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing
and also Provide Prize reference number-[NHL/19-AO19742005]
and winning ticket number [13-2316-5086-477] for confirmation.

Remember, you must contact him using his mailing address not
later than two weeks after this date or funds will be returned
as unclaimed.

You are to provide the details below to the claiming agent,to
enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winnings.
we advice that you adhere strictly to the procedures to avoid
any disqualifications and subsequent cancellation

LOTTERY PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM

(To be completed by lottery winners only)

Ticket Number: ...............................................
Reference Number:............................................
Lucky numbers:...............................................
Serial number:................................................
First Name: ......................................................
Last Name:.....................................................
Home Address:..................................................
Town/City: .....................................................
Post Code: ......................................................
Country: ............................................................
Telephone (Home): .........................................
Mobile: ............................................................
Fax (Private): ...................................................
Fax (Office): .....................................................
Email Address: ................................................
Date of Birth: ...................................................
Occupation: ....................................................
Marital Status: ....................................................
Sex: .............................................................

I.............................???hereby declare that the above
information
are true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have
given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.

*********************************************************************

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Eleena Decate
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
NEW HOPE LOTTERY
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
Winners will result to disqualification.

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