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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • panderelli@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "oaesl london" <oaeslottery_london@msn.com>
Reply-To: berrymanlace10@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:47:25 +0000
Subject: OVERSEAS AFRO/EURO SAKE LOTTERY.

OVERSEAS AFRO/EURO SAKE LOTTERY.
REF NUMBER: OSL/653/029/03
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03
FILE NO:OSL/9080118308/02

DEAR SIR/MADAM

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE RESULT OF THE LUCKY WINNERS OF THE
OVERSEA AFRO/EURO SAKE LOTTERY HELD ON THE 20TH DECEMBER 2005. YOUR E-MAIL
ADDRESS IS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER 2752246389-532 WITH SERIAL NUMBER
652-662 WHICH DREW LUCKY NUMBERS 7-14-18-23-31-45 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN
THE 1ST CATEGORY.

YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED AS THE BENEFICIARY FOR A LUMP INDIVIDUAL PAYOUT OF
($2.500, 00. USD) TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

BASED ON OUR GUIDELINES, REGULATIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY, WE STRONGLY ADVICE
THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR FILE
FOR YOUR CLAIM AND THE SUBSEQUENT PROCESSING CONCLUDED.
IT'S WORTHY OF NOTE, THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER
BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS OVERSEAS AFRO/EURO SAKE
LOTTERY TAKES PLACE EVERY THREE YEARS AND PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT ALL
WINNERS ARE LIABLE FOR NOTARIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES.

TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIM ADVISER/OFFICER:
CHIEF COORDINATOR: PANDER ILLE [panderelli@yahoo.com]
TEL/FAX: 44 8717336547

FOR PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR CASH TO A DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF YOUR
CHOICE. REMEMBER, ALL WINNINGS MUST BE CLAIM NOT LATER THAN 30TH OF JAN,
2006, AFTER THIS DATE, UNCLAIMED FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
LOTTO, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ADVOCATE DR. PANDER ELLI ABOUT THE CLAIMANT
PROCEDURES, SEND YOUR FAX AND TELEPHONE TO BARRISTER BERRYMAN LACE, THIS
WILL ENABLE HIS OFFICE TO UPDATE YOU THE BENEFICIARY.

PLEASE NOTE, IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS PLEASE
REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER AND BATCH NUMBERS, ALSO SEND HIM ALL
YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONS AND YOU ID CARD. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY
CHANGE OF ADDRESS DO INFORM THE ADVOCATE DR. PANDER ELLI AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. DR. PANDER ELLI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR
APPROVED FILE TO THE BANK FOR PAYMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN, FROM ALL MEMBERS OF STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR
BEING PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.
ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.

SINCERELY,

MRS. BETTY LOU [PROMOTION MANAGER]



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