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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +447031835502 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27723043115 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • lotto_agent00013@yahoo.com
  • lotto_agent1@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "eaas draw" <eaas_draw6@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:54:16 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
united Kingdom.
PHONE: + 44 703 183 5502
PHONE: + 44 703 183 5503
FAX: + 44 870 478 7188
FAX: + 44 870 478 7553


Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914ND
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04ND
Batch: 12/25/DC34RE


Dear Sir/Madam

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 30th MARCH 2006 in Essex United
Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:01/10/11/18/19/46, which
subsequently won
you thelottery in the 2nd category.


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sumof US$820,000.00
(Eighty
Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to
fileKPC/9080118308/02.


This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared
amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) luckywinners in this category
world-wide.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars) would be released to you by one of our corresponding commercial
bank
in South Africa.


Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.


All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.


This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to
keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and
your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize.


This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned.


To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in South
Africa
immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your
fund.


Contact information as follows: -


Hon Jerry Gezi
E-mail: lotto_agent00013@yahoo.com
E-mail: lotto_agent1@katamail.com
Direct Fax + 27 11 507 6535
Direct Phone: + 27 72 304 3115.


Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 20th JULY
2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent.


Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has
successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.



Yours faithfully,

DR. TITUS BROWN
CO-ORDINATOR FOR EURO-AFRO-AMERICAN-SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY.

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