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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2348028314012 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Connecticut Lottery" <connecticut_lottery2000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: colemorgan_967@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:16:32 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


Customer Service
Connecticut Lottery Corporation
34 Creek Road Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
LAGOS NIGERIA, CT 06051

BATCH No-W2861137/ST
SERIAL No - 0016827866217
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Connecticut Lottery
International
programs organised by the united state of America held on the 21st of
July
2005 in Nigeria. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 644
79543465
B44 has subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category. you are a
winner of the International Connecticut Lottery Corporation where
winners
are listed after payment.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
US$3,500,000.00 in
cash credited to file REF No.: PLI/4080318306/04. This is from total
prize
money of US$35,000,000.00 shared among the six(10) international
winners in
the category C.
Ref Number of Connecticut Lottery sweepstake draws - 07 ,18 , 37 , 39 ,
46 ,
49 , 56
From over 1000000 Email of individuals and company extracted through
the
world wide web via computer ballot system your Email - attached to
ticket
number 64479543465B44 with Connecticut Lottery sweep stake draw ref
number
07 ,18 , 37 , 41 , 46 , 48 , 56 . Scored 5 over 7 and won in the third
category
This promotion takes place only for this season before play coupon
begins.
In view of this, your US$3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred
United
States Dollars) would be released to you by our security firm in
Nigeria .
Our Nigeria agent will immediately commence the proccess to facilitate
the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our America
booklet
representative office in NIGERIA as indicated in your play coupon.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this
program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our NIGERIA payment agent .
MR collins james
Email : collins_james101@safe-mail.net
Tel :234-802-831-4012
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Mr.
Collins james with followings details below:
. Your full name, telephone number, contact address , Age and
vocation.
. Quote your Ticket, Batch,and serial number in any correspondences
with us
or our designated agent

Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT DIRECTLY.
Please Reply To My Alternative Email Adress:
collins_james101@safe-mail.net

Best Regards,
Mr collins james
Zonal Coordinator



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