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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • lotterywin_2005@yahoo.com
  • 207@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "james uba" <mr_james_2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:52:04 -0400
Subject: GOOD DAY

78 WHITE HALL LONDON SW1A 2NS
ENGLAND
TEL: 0213 060 1645
FAX: 0258 060 1686
Date:29/06/2005
BATCH NO: 214/6723/AL
 
DEAR SIR,
 
We are pleased to announce the result of the AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY PROGRAM
held on Monday the 10TH of November 2004 Among the 129 participating
finalist playing 6000 full ticket in the fifth series, from a pool of
£4,600,000.00 (Four Million Six Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling), in cash
your name attached to ticket number 525—11464992—750 with Serial number
760112-05 drew the lucky numbers 09-14-23-24-31-41 Which consequently won
the lottery prize in that category. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum payout of £456.000 (FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND POUNDS),
which is your winning amount.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Recently our payment centre in London has just notified us that over the
past few months there was no winner form submitted on your claims. We are
s o sorry in the delay in receiving your winning cheque of £456.000 is now
deposited with our paying bank in London and insured to your name. And
this delay was caused due to mixed up of some numbers and names which made
us to slow down in all the winning payments and claims until now that we
have rectified the problems. And for this reason, we ask that you keep
this winning information away from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your receive your winning cheque. This is a part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage
of this program by participants.
 
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America
as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct three
times every year. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will take
part in our end of yea r HIGHSTAKE £15 Million International lottery.
Since we don’t deal directly with the public to begin your claim, this
notice with your winning information has been forwarded to our licensed
United Kingdom Agency in London. Please contact our London payment centre
Director, DR.JAY BROWN OF WIN TRUST PAYMENT CENTER, LONDON on direct
E-mail:(lotterywin_2005@yahoo.com ) for processing and Claim of your prize
money.
 
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your batch numbers in every correspondence with our
paying Office. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform our payment Centre in London as soon as possible,Congratulations
once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of
our promotions program.
 
You are strongly advised to keep this matter strictly confidential until
your claim has been confirmed.
Accordingly as I stated here. Expecting to hearing from you.Always
reply with this email:(mr_james_richardson_2005_207@yahoo.com)  
YOURS SINCERLY,
Mr James Richardson.
(PRESIDENT

 

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