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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 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.
  • +31620254960 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • primerclaim@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "pamela baker" <info_euromillion0023@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:39:44 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON

                                                                                                    

		EURO MILLION  LOTTERY    INT    HOLLAND

 

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD EURO MILLION INT LOTTERY PROMOTION WATERLOOPLAIN PINTO 43,1090  HOLLAND . Winner- REF: LP/26510460037/03 BATCH: 24/00319/IPE RE: WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION                                 NEW  YEAR BONAZA !!! It is our pleasure to inform you of the declaration and announcement of winners of the EUROPE MILLION INT LOTTERY AWARD held on 2nd of Jan 2006.Having picked your mail address by our electronic web site visitors collectors inrecognition of your patronage to the Internet services, in the final draw,yourname was attached to ticket number 004-5117963-198, with serial number 99375,drew the lucky numbers 05-07-11-12-13-27, and consequently won the lottery in the 2ND category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out Ofeuro800.000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Euro) in cash accredited ofile No:LP/26510460037/03.This is from a total cash prize of euro48,400,00000 shared among the 22 international winners in this category.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe,North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program that is conducted annually to encourage the use of Internet and Internet based programs. We are delighted to express our heartfelt congratulations to you. Your fund is now deposited at one of our ponsor's Security and Finance Trust house and insured in your name. But due to the mix up of some numbers and names during sorting of winners, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money paid to you in cash or Remitted to your designated bank account. This is part of our security measure to avoid double claiming or Unscrupulous acts by participants in this program. We hope that with a fraction of you prize, you will be able to own your web site and assist the less privilege in your society and also participate in our next year high stakes promotions of uro100million International Lottery.To begin your claim, please contact the accredited company stated below DETON PRIMER SECURITIES & FINANCE. ZONE A OFFICE HOLLAND Email:primerclaim@netscape.net Tel: +31 620 254 960 Adams  Smith(Operations Manager) for information on how you will commence the due Processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated account.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 20th Jan 2006.After this duration,all funds will be returned to the Ministry of Economic Affairs as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your orrespondences with us or to our coordinate sponsor's bank. Should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims processing agent as soon as possible. Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Yours sincerely Pamela  Baker (THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER)

			An Eynsham mother scooped a Lotto jackpot fortune of €2,372,694 on Wednesday 17th August 2004, thanks to her dedicated grandparents.

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