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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (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.
  • leadwaypromo_2008@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • barrisjimmy@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?leadway=20promo?= <leadwaypromo_2008@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: barrisjimmy@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 20:39:43 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : leadwaypromo_2008@yahoo.fr

LEADWAY PROMO LOTTERY,DUMENSTRAAT B56,1002BS AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS/ HOLLAND

TO THE MANAGER FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: OYL /26510460037/02

BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION:BONEFIDE WINNER

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 7th of

May 2006,of winners of the promo lotto

LEADWAY PROMO LOTTERY, HOLLAND,PROGRAMS held on 20th of March 2006.

Your name,is attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial

number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37- 10-43,and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of

US$3,500.000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL/25041238013/02.

This is from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00 shared among the

seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were

selected through a computer ballotsystem drawn form 25,000 names

fromAustralia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America,Africa and

Asia as part of International PromotionsProgram, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company insured in your

name.Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or

unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of

year high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your

claim,You will be given a form to complete and return to our office and then you will need to notorize your won prize at the high court down here.

Please contact

FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER

your claim Agent;MRJIMMY BROWN

address:barrisjimmy@yahoo.co.uk



For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated

account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not

later than 20th of May 2006. After this date, all funds will be

returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and

complications,please rememberto quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part

of our promotions program. Sincerely,

Mr Smith Rubert

FOR LEADWAY PROMO:

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, LEADWAY PROMO LOTTERY,HOLLAND. N.B. Any breach

of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to

disqualification.

SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS

- leadway promo

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