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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:
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447094689271 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • sky100game@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • skyclaimagent@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Sky=20Lotto=20Promo?= <sky100game@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: skyclaimagent03@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 12:25:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Congratulations! Your email address has won USD3.000.000.00,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: sky100game@yahoo.com

FROM: SKY-LOTTERY COMPANY UK

DEVLIN HOUSE, 36 ST GEORGES,

STREET, LONDON, W1S 2FW

UNITED KINGDOM


We are pleased to announce you as one of the 100 lucky winners in the

SKY-LOTTERY draw held on the 25TH of MAY, 2006

All 100 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of

50,000,000 international emails.Your email address emerged alongside 99

others as a category 2 winner

in this year's Annual SKY-LOTTERY Draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of

$3,000,000,00(Three Million US Dollars) only.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember

toquote your reference number and batch numbers all correspondence


1,Email ticket number: ticket # 88171/29281/57363

2,BATCH:# 742-109-527-UK43

3,The file Ref # : 920/210/4509

4,lucky # 4-9-15-25-30-40-42

5,lotto code # : FL09622/UK


Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible

for the immediate release of your winnings:


Mr. David Johnson

Chief financial Director

The SKY-LOTTERY COMPANY

Email : skyclaimagent@gmail.com

Tel:+44-7094689271

Fax:+44-7884626188



For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of

your choice. remember, all winnings must be claim not later than one month

as from today.

After this date, All unclaims funds will be returned to the

International Lotto, you should contact

Mr. David Johnson about the claimant procedures, send your

fax and telephone to Mr. David Johnson, this will enable his office to send

the

claims application form (A4)to you the Beneficiary.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications

please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all

correspondence.

Further more, should there be any change of address do inform

Mr. David Johnson as soon as possible.

Mr. David Johnson is responsible for the processing of your approved

file to the bank for payment.


Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you for

being part of our promotions program.

Once again on behalf of all our staff, reply to

(( skyclaimagent@gmail.com ))


CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Sincerely,

SKY-LOTTERY COMPANY

Promotions Manager

The Lotto company


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