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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +448701344244 (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.
  • uk_lot4@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • uklottteryagent@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Uk Office" <uk_lot4@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 08:13:38 +0100
Subject: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

From: Mr Carl A Allen

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery

Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton

Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex

United Kingdom

Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04

Batch: 12/27/Du34

Tel/Fax: + 44-870-134-4244

E-mail: uk_lot4@hotmail.co.uk

Attention: Sir/Madam,

                            

                                            RE: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

 

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement yesterday of the  winners of the UK International Lottery Program, held on the 9th March  2006.

You or your company, attached to ticket number 2F5-7HK-4329,serial number 53J-721B drew the lucky numbers 10/16/21/24/34/46, and  consequently won the lottery in the 3rd international category.

You have therefore been approved for a Lump-Sum Payout of  US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred  and Twenty Thousand), in Cash  credited to file with REF NO: SNI/8033113427/04 and BATCH NO: 44/4107F82/IZ. This is from total prize  oney of US$24,000,000.00  shared among 35 winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system  drawn from over 185,000 companies and individuals from Australia, New  Zealand,Africa, Europe, North America,South America and Asia as part  our International promotions program for the year, conducted  bi-annually.

Congratulations!

Your fund is now deposited with the bank in South Africa and insured  in your name awaiting collection. Due to the mix up of some numbers  and names,we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice  until your claim has been fully processed and your total prize money remitted

to your  bank account of your choice.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or  unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a  part of your prize money, you will participate in our end of year high stakes of US$58 Million International lottery slot in December  2006.

For the immediate processing and collection of your prize  money,Please contact directly our Claim's Agent in the South Africa:

Name: Mr Johnson More

Tele : + 27- 83- 358-5248

E-mail:  uklottteryagent@webmail.co.za

 

All prize money must be claimed not later than 20th August 2006. After  this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All  correspondences to Mr. Johnson More, should have this email sent along

with it and also, your full Contact Address, Country of residence and  your E-mail address.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform  your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all  our staff and thank you for being part of our programme.

Faithfully,

Mr Carl A Allen

 

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