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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:

• 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 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.
  • processingofficermartinhess@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "STRIKER MILLION" <pdv2006_strikermilli @terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 12:36:08 -0600
Subject: SW/754/22/76:CONGRATULATIONS......REPLY ASAP


STRIKER- MILLION PROMOTION
Monmouth House 40 Artillery Lane,London,E1 7LS

Dear Winner,

RE: PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the online cyber lotto
Draws of the striker million lotto held .
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an
advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets
were sold.After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address
emerged as one of ten winners in the category "A" with the following
particulars:

(i) Winning numbers: 37-13-43-54-67-11
(ii) Email code number: sw/754/22/76
(iii) Lotto ref number: sw/09622UK

Hence you are eligible for the prize of One Million Pound
Sterling.Please contact the under listed Fiduciary Coordinator as soon
as possible for processing of your claim:

Mr Martin Hess
Payment Coordinator.
Email:processingofficermartinhess@gmail.com

You are advised to contact your claims agent with the following
Details.

Full Name:.............................................
Residential Address:...................................
Direct Phone Number:...................................
Fax Number:............................................
Nationality............................................
Occupation.............................................
Age:...................................................
Winning numbers:.......................................
Email code number:.....................................
Lotto ref number:......................................

When making your claims quote your email code number in the subject of
your email.You are required keep this award to yourself, especially
your Particulars,until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to you. Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This email message is from the Striker Million Lottery Promotion
Program. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not copy,
disclose, disseminate this email for any purpose outside what is meant
for.Abuse to this email is strictly prohibited. If you are not the
intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by returning.

You must be 16 or over to play or claim prize.

Delete this communication and destroy all copies.
Striker Million Lottery is registered under the Data Protection Act
(Registration Z720633X). GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY
PROMOTION.

Sincerely,
Anthony Vincent
Promotion Manager
STRIKER MILLION

Copyright © 1994-2006 The Striker Million Promotion Lottery Inc.

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