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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • mrsmadisson_williams@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: stephen bund <stephen_bundorg3@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 08:23:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE


OYKEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND.

2006 EMAIL BALLOTING
OYKEIKKAUS HOLLAND NETHERLANDS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NO: OYL/2551256003/22
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
OYKEIKKAUS HOLLAND NETHERLANDS Lottery wishes to inform you the results of the bonanza E-mail address ballot Lottery Winners International promo program by the NETHERLANDS held on 2nd of April, 2006. Your email address was attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-22 drew with lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently Won the lottery in the (3rd) category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses from all over the world.You have therefore been approved a lump sum pay out of US$ 1,200,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS).in cash credited to file REF NO: OYL/2551256003/22. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some participants. For the release of your winning, kindly contact your claims agent:
================================================================================
THE CLAIMS AGENTS!!
Prize Remittance Dept,
MRS.MADISON WILLIAMS
(Claims Manager).
EMAIL: mrsmadisson_williams@yahoo.co.uk
================================================================================
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact her and you are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning in every correspondences with claims agent. All winning must be claimed not later than 30th of April, 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to Holland Union Treasury as unclaimed.Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible. Congratulations!! again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully
Rev.Stephen Bund
Zonal Co-ordinator
(Promotions Manager)


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