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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 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.
  • +447022405588 (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.
  • info.grandprize@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • lnfo_nationlottery@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: grand prize <info.grandprize@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: info_nationlottert@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 19:35:55 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:


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

Grand Prize Lottery Promotion

Customer Service

17-19 Cole Street,

baines Middlesex TW18 4TP

United Kingdom.

REF. NO.PTP/UK/9420X2/68

BACTH NO:PTP/074/05/ZY/569



WINNING NOTIFICATION:

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT PRIME LOTTERY

INTERNATIONALPROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

BACTH NO:PTP/074/05/ZY/569

REF. NO. PTP/UK/9420X2/68

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT

INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 30th of may. Due

to the mix up of number, the results were released on the 4th of

june 2006.Your name attached to ticket number 219028657434 with

serial number 18735625 drew the prime numbers of 21-70-81-82-99, which

consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore

been approved for a lump sum payout of $2,500,000:00 Only (TWO MILLION

FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARSONLY) in cash which is deposited with a

Finance & Security Company in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH

INSURANCE POLICY Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that

you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has

been processed and your money remitted to you.

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

unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All

participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from

only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000

individual email addresses and names from all over the world. To begin

your

lottery claim, please contact our agent below that have been appointed

for the processing of your claim with your contact our fiduciary agency

Contact Officer:Mr Amos Green.

Telephone:+4470224055883

Email address:lnfo_nationlottery@yahoo.com



Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 30th of June

2006.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next

stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and

complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch

numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change

of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations

once more from

our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional

program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically

disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Mary Bell.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please

remember to quote your reference number in everyone of your

Correspondences with your officer. Furthermore, should there be any

change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as

Possible.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18! is automatically disqualified..

Congratulations again from all our staff.

The Director Promotions,

Grand Prize Lottery International Promo.



- grand prize

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