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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • lottery.transfer@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "STAKES ORGANISATION" <stakesorganisation21@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:46:09 +0000
Subject: WINNER

FROM: Stakes Lottery Promotions
MICRO-SOFT SWEEPSTAKES

Head Office
Bandar Seri Begawan 1150,
Brunei Darussalam (BRN).

Ref Number:
040/055/337
Batch Number: 561702-PCD004

CONGRATULATIONS!

This is to inform you of the release of the STAKES LOTTERY PROMO. held on
the 9th of January 2006, but due to the mix up of numbers and addresses, the
results were released on the 19th of January,2006.Your email address which
was selected randomly from email service providers was
attached to ticket number 27522465897-6454 with serial number 3773-555 that
drew the lucky numbers of 7-14-18-23-31-45, which consequently won the
lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay of euros ? 3,400.000:00 (THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EUROS ONLY, WINNER
2005/2006 AWARD SESSION) in cash credited to file with
REF: Ns.KSL/040/055/337.This is from a total cash prize of euros
60,015.225.00., shared among the twenty five international winners in this
category. Note that all participants in this lottery program have been
selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 30,000
companies and 300,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and
web sites. This promotional program takes place every ending of the year and
we hope your lucky name will draw a
bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.

CONGRATULATIONS!

****The program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted and
sponsored by
eminent personalities like His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan
Hassanal Bolkiah. We
look forward to your active participation in our next year $20 million
slot.****

We are aware that a few individuals such as members of staffs, groups e.t.c
might try to cheat you off your winning fund hence you are advised to
maintain strictness when calling because we usually prefer to call you
attention when needed also please note that for security our referred
email address are very safe,thank you.

NOTE:. THERE IS AN OUT- STANDING BILL OF $80,000USD TO BE SETTLED BY YOU
FOR UK TAX CLEARANCE BEFORE THE BANK HOLDING YOUR WINNING FUND CAN COMPLETE
TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND & BECAUSE, YOUR WINNING FUND IS BONDED IN AN ESCROW
A/C THE
SAID AMOUNT CANNOT BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR TOTAL WINNING FUND SO THIS
FIRM AS SECURED AN INVESTOR TO ENCOURAGE YOU FINANCE THIS PROCESS BY
ISSUING YOU A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT HENCE YOU SHOULD PROVIDE THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE SOLICITOR TO THIS FIRM WHO WILL PASS IT
ON TO THE INVESTORS SO YOU CAN PROCESS IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING
FUND...

YOUR FULL NAMES:
YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS:
TEL/FAX #:
THE NAME OF YOUR BANK:

SEND THIS INFORMATION TO Barrister Ole Bjorn Tellefsen, E-mail
:lottery.transfer@sify.com , telephone: + (44)7040106725.AND NOTE THAT THE
DRAFT YOU'LL BE RECEIVING FROM THE
INVESTORS IS NOT PART OF YOUR WINNING FUND INSTEAD YOU WILL USE THE
MONEY TO PROCESS FINAL TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING FUND.

THE INVESTORS WILL BE PAID BACK THEIR MONEY ONLY AFTER WE MUST HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNING FUND SO THERE IS NOTHING TO
WORRY ABOUT, OKAY?

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than this award session.
Any claim not made
before this date will be returned as unclaimed. And also be informed that
10% of your lottery
winning belongs to (PERRAS PROMOTION COMPANY & KING ASSOCIATES LTD.)
Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery
on your name, NOTE:- this 10% will be remitted after you have received your
winnings prize because the money is already insured in your winning
identity.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL LOTTERY INFORMATIONS FROM PUBLIC AS WE
WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS PROCESSING OR COMPROMISE THE
PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF ALL OUR WINNER.THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE DATA
PROTECTION ACT OF THE STAKES LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being a part of our
International promotions program.

We wish you continue good fortunes.

Dr. Eduardo
Luciano Duque
(Vice President)
20/1/2006

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