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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:
  • "million united states 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)
• 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.
  • golden_gate_uklotto11@yahoo.co.th (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • gobal_securities_co@uymail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Mr=20smith=20MICHEAL?= <golden_gate_uklotto11@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: gobal_securities_co@uymail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:40:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!


ฉันมีที่อยู่อีเมลใหม่!ขณะนี้ คุณสามารถส่งอีเมลถึงฉันได้ที่ golden_gate_uklotto11@yahoo.co.th



GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF: 7767733967-190

BATCH: 005324/06



WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE:


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the golden gate Games &

Sweepsteke Lottery" programs held on the 3rd of May, e-mail address

attached to ticket number 7767733967-190 with game serial number 659328, rew

lucky numbers 4-7-9-12-18-22, which Consequently won the lottery in to

category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$1.000.000

(One-Million United States Dollars).This is from the total cash prize of

US$1million Shared among the Ten international lucky winners in this category.


CONGRATULATIONS!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from our

sponsors' databases, including over 500,000 company and ndividualemail

ddresses and names submitted by Our agents from all over the world. we hope

with part of your winning, you will visit our partner's

site www.freelotteriesonline.com to play on line.To file for your claim,

lease contact: our regional finance agent Mrs. Esther Brown, for financial

Services in The United kingdom. Via Email:gobal_securities_co@uymail.com


Due to mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep your winning

information confidential until your claims have been Processed. This is part

of our security protocol to avoid double Claiming and unwarranted abuse of

this program by some participants.Please not that all winnings must be claimed

not later than 30th of May, 2006.After this date all unclaimed winnings Will

benull & void. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and compications remember

to quote your reference number and batch Numbers in all correspondence.


Furthermore, should there be any change of your email address do informour

agents as soon as Possible.Congratulations once more and thank you for being

part of our Promotional program.


Sincerely yours,


Mr. Micheal Smith

(Winning Co-Coordinator,GOLDEN GATELOTTERY).




- Mr smith MICHEAL

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