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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031922608 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • cherryrings@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Williams Chester" <prizecollection2006@msn.com>
Reply-To: cherryrings@myway.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:44:56 +0000
Subject: 2006 WINNING NOTICE FOR YOU!!!

Hurray!!!
2006 WINNING NOTICE
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Dear Recipient,
RESULTS FOR JANUARY 2006 CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of
The Category "A" draws of TRIPPLE WINS INTERNATIONAL GAMES.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the JANUARY
LUCKY DRAWS First Category, which is part of our promotional draws.
The draws were held prior to your notification.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,
America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as
part of our International Promotions Program.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number IL252/03/78 with serial number
IL25278NL drew the lucky numbers 10, 11, 19,20,23,1 (6), and consequently
won in the Category "A”. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out
Fifteen Million Euros (€15,000,000) in cash, which is the winning payout for
Category "A” winners.
This is from the total prize money of 50,000,000 Euros shared between the 2
international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Please contact the claims agent email address below as soon as possible for
the processing of your prize money. For due processing and remittance of
your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must
contact the claims agent email address below before the 20TH OF JANUARY
2006.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below your reference
numbers.
Note that you are to forward this email to the Mrs. Cherry Rings (Claims
Agent) for your prize claim processing.
REFERENCE NUMBER: REF: IL/03/357856256/NL
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
Thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Williams Chester
UKLOTTERY PROMOTION
FINANCIAL UNIT DIRECTOR/CONTROLLER
FIRST SECURITIES AND TRIPPLE WINS INTERNATIONAL GAMES,
UNITED KINGDOM BEDFORD HILL,
BALLAM SW 12
ENGLAND.

Claims Agent Contact
www.lotto.ie
Mrs. Cherry Rings
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: cherryrings@myway.com
Phone number: +44-703-192-2608

N.B.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL
BOX, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOURS CLAIMS AGENT FOR FURTHER PRIZE CLAIM
PROCEDURE

HAPPY NEWYEAR!!!

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