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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +448701344244 (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.
  • nationllotteryuk@hotmail.co.uk
  • eric_anderson02@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery Headquarters London"
<uknationallotterycompanyheadquarter-uk@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:07:55 +0000
Subject: RE: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

From: Mrs. Teresa Allan.
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Tel/Fax: + 44-870-134-4244
E-mail: nationllotteryuk@hotmail.co.uk
Attention: Sir/Madam,

RE: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement yesterday of the winners
of the UK International Lottery Program, held on the 7th January 2006 You or
your company, attached to ticket number 2F5-7HK-4329,serial number 53J-721B
drew the lucky numbers 0/16/21/24/34/46, and consequently won the lottery
in the 3rd international category.

You have therefore been approved for a Lump-Sum Payout of US$1,200,000.00
(One Million, two hundred thousand USD), in Cash credited to file with REF
NO: SNI/8033113427/04 and BATCH NO: 44/4107F82/IZ. This is from total prize
oney of US$24,000,000.00 shared among 20 winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from over 185,000 companies and individuals from Australia, New
Zealand,Africa, Europe, North America,South America and Asia as part our
International promotions program for the year, conducted bi-annually.
Congratulations!

Your fund is now deposited with Absa Bank Of South Africa and insured in
your name awaiting collection. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names,we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until
your claim has been fully processed and your total prize money remitted to
your bank account of your choice.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of
your prize money, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes of US$58 Million International lottery slot in December 2006.
For the immediate processing and collection of your prize money,Please
contact directly our Claim's Agent in the South Africa:

Barrister. ERIC ANDERSON
Telephone: +27- 73-588-2213
Email: eric_anderson02@yahoo.ca

All prize money must be claimed not later than 30th FEBRUARY 2006. After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to
ERIC ANDERSON, should have this email sent along with it and also, your full
Contact Address, Country of residence and your E-mail address. urthermore,
should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our programme.

Faithfully,

Mrs. Teresa Allan

Anti-fraud resources:

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