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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:
  • "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 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.
  • dallenjse@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: dallen more <dallenjse@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 23:34:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Promotions Unit


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

Customer Service

Ref: UK/9420X2/68

Batch: 074/05/ZY369



RESULT FOR CATEGORY "B" WINNER DRAWS




We happily announce to you the draw (#1006) of the Xanga national

lottery,Online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 25th

of March,2006 in liver pool UNITED-KINGDOM.



Your e-mail address

attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02

drew the lucky numbers:and Bonus Ball (19,22,30,35,44,48. Bonus Ball

03) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e

match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total

sum of £10,000,000 (Ten Million Great British Pounds)

jack pot,Credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total

cash prize of £100,000,000 shared amongst the first Ten (10)lucky

winners in this category.



All participants for this online version

were selected randomly from the World Wide Web sites through a computer

draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations,and

corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place

anually.



Please note that your lucky winning number

falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as

indicated in the play coupon.In view of this,your£10,000,000 (Ten

million Great British Pounds Sterling) will be officially

released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.



Our European

agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release

of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons,you are

advised to keep your winning information very confidential till your

claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner

you deem fit to receive your prize.This is part of our precautionary

measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Please be warned!!



To file for your claim,contact our fidutiary agent

below with the following information:



stella martins

Email: stellawns707@walla.com




FULL NAMES OF

BENEFICIARY:........................

CONTACT

ADDRESS:..................................

CITY/STATE:.......................................

COUNTRY:..........................................

NATIONALITY:......................................

SEX:.......................AGE:...................

MARITAL

STATUS...................................

TEL

NO:...........................................

NEXT OF

KIN:......................................

AMOUNT

WON:.......................................

REFENCE NO:................

BATCH NO:..............

LUCKY NO:..................TICKET

NO..............

SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this

program.

Thank

you for being part of our promotional lottery programs.

Sincerely,

Walter Atkinson (Mr.)

Director.Online Promotions Unit



- dallen more

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