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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +447023050848 (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.
  • uefa_lenjoh@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "UEFA GAME LOTTO" <uefa_lottery@msn.com>
Reply-To: uefa_lenjoh@myway.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:23:31 +0000
Subject: Official UEFA Champions League Free Lotto 2006

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FREE LOTTO 2006 OFFER

Director,
Contact Person: Lennart Johansson's
 Contact email:- uefa_lenjoh@myway.com
 Tel: +447023050848 +447023052284

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

Winning Ref No: UEFA-5464K2/71
Lucky Numbers: 14 . 33 . 36 . 39 . 42 . 46 . [17]Bonus Ball

Date: 13-1-2006
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Official UEFA Champions League Free Lotto 2006
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Dear Winner,
You have been Selected  in the Official UEFA Champions League Free Lotto  Program. Our Free Lotto  program selection has finally been performed today which was held at the Marina  office. UEFA Bonanza  is a joint Euro/America private lottery registered and organized in accordance with the World Lottery Regulation act. We UEFA organizing committee are pleased to officially notify you of the status of your email application . An official notification of winning is hereby issued to you as our email promotion ticket randomly drew for the Lucky Numbers:14 . 33 . 36 . 39 . 42 . 46 . [17] Bonus Ball which selected your email as the 1st winner of our lottery program you have consequently won the lottery program in the first batch.

We have officially approved a sum payout of £950,000.00 GBP only to you as the lottery winner. This amount is from total prize cash of £  £2,850,000.00 GBP randomly distributed among Three (3) international winners selected by our Lottery Random System Selection (LRSS). All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names/ email issued from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia, as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conductedyearly. Your prize can only be obtained from the assinged listed corresopndence office, they are to assist and provide helpful information to you in order to receiving your prize. UEFA promotions.

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Please carefully read all information provided on your winning file.please remember to quote your winning reference and Lucky winning number correspondences with this office. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform us as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of UEFA Champions League Free Lotto.
Sincerely,

Lennart Johansson's
UEFA Champions League Free Lotto
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NB:The UEFA Bonanza Free Lotto holds the right to cancle your winning if you are below the age of 18,Employees and immediate family members of employees of The National Lottery, its associated companies,professional advisers, advertising and promotional agencies are not eligible to be winners of this promotional lottery.Contacts should be made directly to the Claims Unit Department via email on or before 14 days after receiving your winning notification as this is mandatory.Looking forward to your urgent reply by filling the VERIFICATION FORM.
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Name ...........................
 
Country.....................................

Winning Email Address:..............Sex.........................

Best European Football Club...............

Favorite Play in UEFA Games...............

Lucky Number......................Ref Number.....................

Age...............................Phone Number...................

Fax Number....................Occupation........................

Are your a UEFA Fan........Yes/No.             
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This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addresse(s). This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.

 

 

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