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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristerbritney@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "StMary" <stmary@gmail.cn>
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:16:54 +0800
Subject: STERLINF OFFICE

THE STERLING LOTTERY

LONDON OFFICE

UNITED KINGDOM.



Dear Prize Winner,



We are please to announce you as one of the 3 lucky winners in the INT'L LOTTERY DRAW held on 31th of JULY 2006. All 3 winning email addresses were randomly selected from over 100,000 companies and 1,000,000 Individual email addresses. Your email address emerged alongside 2 others as a 3rd category winner in this month's draw.



Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of £2,000,000 Pounds (Two million pounds) only. The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:



(i) Winning numbers: 31,49,52,60,71

(ii) Serial number: 3219

(iii) Game number: BW-09-SGL

(iv) Reference number: SGT/0086/05



Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your wi nnings:



Mr. Christopher John

Claims Department Officer

Email:barristerbritney@yahoo.co.uk




Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your Winning information confidential until your claims have been processed. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participant.







Once again on behalf of all our staff,



CONGRATULATIONS!!!



Sincerely,



Barrister Britney Moore

Promotions Manager



N.B:


1. All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today.

2. You will be required to pay a fee for the insurance of your prize money

3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.

4. All winners under the age of 18 are automaticallydis-qualified.

5. Please do not reply to this email, contact your claims officer by email.







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