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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.
• 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.
  • +447031832971 (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_lotterydept@winning.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info_desk2006@terra.es" <info_desk2006@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:06:01 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION BANANA LOTTERY ONLINE WINNER.




























Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Banana lotto was awarded the exclusive right to set up an International online version pursuant to the authorization contained in the revised Lottery act 1993 under section 1105 of the {electronic/computer lottery act} 1997 enacted by the Gaming Board for Britain (British Gaming Council). We are officially informing you of the result of the International programs held on the 14th of June 2006 as part of our promotional programs for the year 2006. Your e-mail address attached to reference number EGS/2251256003/02 drew winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 121FTG, which consequently qualify you to select from the three available winning tickets! ! ! ! below with different price tags indulgence.

You are opportuned to make a single pick from the 3 ticket numbers below for a pay price in each ticket numbers:


1. Category "A" Ticket Number:- 4679983667-66-467D
2. Category "C" Ticket Number:- 4679983667-86-241S
3. Category "D" Ticket Number:- 4679983667-35-369H


Participants in this category are identified by their email addresses and selected through a powerball Lottery software from accredited websites listed online that are registered in this promotion. They are designed and proven using statistical analysis to produce random combinations of numbers. You are to provide the Ticket number and particulars to the Claims Department below:

Mr. Phillip McGrath
Email: info_lotterydept@winning.com
Tel: +44-703-183-2971


Contact the office of the Claims Department for more information on claims process, validation procedure and Lottery winnings payment.

Sincerely,


Howard M. Smith
Lottery Coordinator

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