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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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 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.
  • dominiqueolivier06@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nord@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: dominique olivier06 <dominiqueolivier06@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: olivierdom2006@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 03:56:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact Your appointed Bank For Claim. Congratulation!!!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dominiqueolivier06@yahoo.com



LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.

BACTH NO: LDD/3172/908/06

REF. NO. LDD/2191/2110//06



This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT

INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 21th MARCH 2006 .

Due to the mix up of number, the results were released on the 30th MARCH

2006 .



Your name attached to ticket number 12220471232 with serial number 901514290447m drew the lucky numbers of 44474108151 which consequently

won the lottery in the 1st category.



You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of ,800,000:00

Only ( EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in cash which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favour as

beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.



Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your

winning information confidential until your claims has been rocessed and

your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security mesures to avoid

double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some

participants.



All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn

from only Microsoft users from over 20,000 company, and 30,000,000

individual email addresses and names from all over the world.



To begin your lottery claim, please contact the processing company

below that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your

full name, contact telephone and fax number to begin the processing of

your claim .



CREDIT DU NORD BANK.

PARIS FRANCE.

OPERATIONAL DIRECTOR. MR.CLERK LEPEN.

CONTACT NUMBER: 0033-609-562-906

FAX ;0033-172-703-178

Email: credit.du-nord@laposte.net



Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 24th April 2006

After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications

Remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all

correspondence.



Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent

as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of

staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note:

Anybody undern the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,



Mrs Olivier Dominique.

(Lottery co ordinator)

- dominique olivier06

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