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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • freeuklotto2006@yahoo.com.hk
  • adim_nkem@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Toncity International <sandtoncity_international_2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: adim_nkem@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 13:43:03 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON AN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY !


Toncity International Lottery
An Affiliate of the Lagos State Lottery
182 Awolowo Road,
Ikoyi, Lagos.
Tel: +234 5 1245450
Fax: +234 1 271-5510
e-mail: freeuklotto2006@yahoo.com.hk
website; www.lagoslottery.com
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/5+B
Batch No.: BL040804BLA
Winning No.: 01-05-06-31-33-41
WINNING NOTICE
We happily announce to you the draws of the Toncity International
Lottery programs held on the 10th of Febuary 2006 here in Lagos State, Nigeria
in which you and forty nine (49) others were selected as winners under
drawsB6/6.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:08-04-33-38-BL-UK
With Serial number BL040811/04 drew the lucky numbers:01-05-06-31-33-41,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category(5+B).
All participants were selected randomly from Internet sites through
computer drawn system and from 50,000 companies.This promotion takes place
quarterly.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $500,000.00
(Five hundred thousand US Dollars)as your winning prize. This is from a total
cash prize of 12% lottery tax worth $549 million per year shared among the
Fifty(50) lucky winners quarterly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
representative office in Lagos as indicated in the results. In view of
this,your $500,000.00 will be paid to you upon confirmation and
clarification by our payment office in Lagos. Our Lagos agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
Ticket,Reference and Batch numbers in any correspondences with our
designated agent or us.Please include your telephone numbers when
contacting the agent. You should contact:
Mr. Reginald Adim Nkem
Email: Adim_nkem@yahoo.com
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of ourpromotional lottery program.
Sincerely yours,
Sheryl Crawford


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