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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • worldlinkcourierservices0@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ntllotto@aim.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:06:06 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! YOU HAVE WON



UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION:
Customer Service Ref:
UK/9420X2/68 Batch:074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We happily announce to you the draw of the Uk-LottoSweepstake Lottery International programs held inBangkok-Thailand on the 15th of May 2006 Your e-mailaddress attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188\with Serial number 5368/02 drew the luckynumbers:07-12-23-26-29-44 which subsequently won youthe lottery in the first category.
You have thereforebeen approved to claim a total sum of £2,367,834(Twomillion, three hundred and sixty seven thousand, eighthundred and thirty four British Pounds sterling) whichis approximately usd4.2m, from total cash prize of£23,678,340 was shared amongst the firstTen (10)lucky winners in this category All participants wereselected randomly from WorldWide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000companies.
The World link Courier Express Services has been given the Contract to deliver allour winners cheque to the address of the respective winners. You are to contact Mr Alex Hua,the Managing DirectorWorld link Courier Express Services on this emailaddress: worldlinkcourierservices0@yahoo.co.uk
So that your winnings cheque would be delivered to you. To avoid unnecessary delays andcomplications, pleasequote your full names,telephone number,Winningsnumbers [such as batch,ref,serial andlucky winning number],your country and address where you want to receive your winningscheque in your contact mail to Mr Alex Hua.Congratulations once morefrom all members and staffs of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programm. Sincerely,
FELIX CHUCKS
UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION,
ON-LINE NOTIFICATION MANAGER.
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