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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447031871715 (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.
  • lottery_pomotion_board@inbox.com

Fraud email example:

From: lotteryboard2005@webmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 22:13:49 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: Mrs. Alexandria Moore.
EURO-AFRO-AMERICA LOTTERY
Headquarters: 32 LEDGERS WAY,
SOMMERSET, BA11 2UD LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Ref: EAASL/WPL3726/25
Batch: 2005/091/BK456
Dear Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Online Lottery International programs held in conjunction with www.canada.com/lotteries on Tuesday , 27th December 2005 in Ontario, Canada. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with!
Serial number 97560 drew the winning numbers: 4, 14,19,25,26,49 Bonus Ball(21) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st Division. All participants were selected randomly from world-wide internet users through computer drawing system and extracted from over 10,000,000 personal/company email addresses. You
You have therefore been approved for a payout of US$ 1,820,000.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of US$ 10.92 Million dollars, shared amongst the six lucky winners in this category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning ticket falls within our African booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$1,820,000:00 (One Million Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) will be released to you by our corresponding paying Bank in Johannesburg, South Africa as soon as your claim is verified and approved by Our African fiduciary agent in London. He will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. His contact
details are as follow;
MR. FRANKLIN COLE.
Tele:+44-703-1871-715
E-mail : lottery_pomotion_board@inbox.com
London, UK.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep
your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your
claim, please contact our African correspondent in London immediately with the
following information;
1.Your fullnames
2.Your home address
3.Your telephone and fax numbers
4.Your date of birth
5.Your sex/marital status and
6 Your nationality.
7.Also forward your reference and batch numbers
included in this mail to him for the
purpose of verification in our system.
Please be informed that all winnings must be claimed within 30 days of this notice.
To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please quote your reference/batch
numbers in any of your correspondence with our agents or us.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Alexandria Moore.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! US$ 1.82 MILLION DOLLARS WINNER.

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