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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 asia sweepstakes lottery"
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque"
  • "route de rufisque"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • tonydike2005@uymail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "linda morgan" <linda_morgan@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:25:25 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION LOTTO WINNER 2006//////////


E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters,
Euro - Afro Asia Sweepstakes Lottery Inc.
Customer Service,580 N.Tenth Street,
Sacramento,CA 85914,
An Affiliate of Charity International.
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque,
I.P.P Award Department,
Amsterdam Holland.


Dear lotter Winner,

We happily announce to you of draw of the London-Afro Asian sweepstake lottery international programme held on 23rd of March 2006 in Amsterdam Netherlands.While your e-mail address attached to ticket numbers E.A.AS 262-833-4346-L49, File number JA 1305U-ID , serial number 865-662, lucky draw number 76-18-18-13-05 which subsequently won you the lottery in 2nd category,you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of two hundred and fifty thousand united state dolars,[USD$250:000:00] shared amongst the 1st one hundred,[100] lucky winners in this category.

Furthermore,be informed that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian booklet representatives in Djakarta-Indonesia as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this as your two hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars,[USD$250:000:00] cheque would be released to you by our fudiciary agent in Djakarta-Indonesia as he will commence the processing of your won cheque and to facilitate its release to you as soon as you contact him.

Finally,all participants were selected ramdomly from World Wide Websites e-mails addresses and guest books through computer draw system and extracted from over eighty thousand,[80:000] individuals and companies.Meanwhile this promotion takes place annually and it's sponsored by Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft and his business associates to encourage the use of internet and computers World Wide.Security reason you advised to keep your winning informations confidential till your claim is processed and your winning cheque delivered to your nominated address through an approved delivery officer appointed specially for this program as this is part of your pre-cautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

NOTE:Be informed as to file your claim,contact our fudiciary agent,MR ANTHONY DICKSON EMAIL: tonydike2005@uymail.com, with your information's as follows;

[1]Your full name and address,age,private telephone/fax numbers and occupation.

[2]quote your ticket number in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.



Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program and thank you for been part of this promotional lottery program.Our special thanks and gratitudes to Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft and all his associates.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS,CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY.


MISS LINDA MORGAN.
Zonal Co-ordinator


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