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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • zubenssonn@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drcharlesokoye@iwon.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drcharlesok_oye@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Customer=20Care=20Unit?= <zubenssonn@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 06:20:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Congratulations!!! **OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS**


Tôi có thư mới!Bây giờ bạn có thể gửi thư điện tử cho tôi tại: zubenssonn@yahoo.com.vn

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY

PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER.


Dear Lucky Winner,


WELCOME TO THE ELEKTRONIK LOTTO PRIZE AWARDS

PROMOTION,**WINNING NOTIFICATION** POWERED BY

AFFILATE ZUBENSON INTERNATIONAL.


we are pleased to inform you of the result of the

just concluded annual final draws of A Lotto

International A Netherlands programs.


The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an

exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of

individual and corporate bodies picked by an

advanced automated random computer search from the

internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated

computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one

of two winners in the category "A" with the

following:


Ref Number: PC 9590 ES 9414

Batch Number: 573881545-LNG/2006

Ticket Number: PCP 3502 /8707


You as well as the other winner are therefore to

receive a cash prize of $1,500,000.00. (ONE MILLION,

FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) each from the total

payout. Your prize award has been incured with your

e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon

meeting our requirements i.e The statutory

obligations, verifications, validations and

satisfactory report.


To file in for the processing of your prize

winnings, you are advised to contact our licensed

and accredited claims agent for category "A" winners

with the information below:


Dr.Charles Okoye (JP),


Remittance Department Director,

Telephone: +23414718246

E-mail: drcharlesokoye@iwon.com

: drcharlesok_oye@yahoo.co.uk


You are advised to provide him with the following

information.s:


Names:

Phone/Fax number:

Nationality:

Ref Number:

Batch Number:

Ticket Number:


NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14

days. thereafter unclaimed funds would be included

in the next stake. Remember to quote our reference

information in all correspondence.


You are to keep all lotto information confidential,

especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This

is important as a case of double claims will not be

entertained).Members of the affiliate agencies are

automatically not allowed to participate in this

program.


Thank you and congratulations!!!


Yours faithfully,


Ms.Sarah Mcintosh.

Games/Lottery Coordinator.

Lotto International Netherlands

www.lotto.nl


This email may contain information which is

confidential and/or privileged.


The information is intended solely for

the use of the individual or entity named above.

If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that

any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the

contents is prohibited. If you have received this

electronic transmission in error, please notify the

sender by telephone or return email and delete the

material from your computer.


































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