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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:
  • "dear beneficiary," (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.
  • uknaldeskxxx@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • equityfnncbvnl@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?uknational=20lotto?= <uknaldeskxxx@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: equityfnncbvnl@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 12:29:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: uknaldeskxxx@yahoo.es

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM.

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.



Dear Beneficiary,


RE: LOTTERY REF/NO: UK05-CHRDEPTNALOTO

BATCH NO.:1405/13-41.


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the

Lottery Winners International programs held on the

MAY 1ST,2006. Your e-mail address attached to

ticket number 370982217413-7240 with serial number

4708-325 drew lucky numbers 2-34-28-13-41 which

consequently won in the 1st category, you have

therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of

US$750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand

United States Dollars).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


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

you keep your winning information confidential until

your claims have 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.


All participants were selected through a computer

ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and

30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from

all over the world. This promotional program takes

place every three years.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Ted Turner, Jesse


Jackson and Ken Envoy.We hope with part of your winnings you will


take part in

our next year US$50 million international lottery.

To file for your claims, please contact our financial

agent:

MR MARCO VAN PAUL of EQUITY CREDIT FINANCE BV,NL.

Email:equityfnncbvnl@yahoo.co.uk.

TEL/Fax No: +31-847-566-446.


Remember, all winnings must be claimed not later than MAY


30TH,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 numbers 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 the members of The

National lottery staff and thank you for being

part of our promotional program.


Sincerely yours,


DR JAMES ANDERSON

National lottery

Lottery Coordinator.

- James Anderson

Anti-fraud resources:

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