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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:

• 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.
  • euromillion39@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: JULIA MOORE <juliamoore41@list.ru>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:29:21 -0700
Subject: HELLO!!

Euro Millions
http://www.virtualworlddirect.com/vwdguest/eu_results.asp
Euro
Millions are Affiliate of Italy (IT).
Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON -£323,443.70

We are pleased to inform you of the result of Euro Millions, which was
held on the FRIDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2006. Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket
number: 01 10 12 32 33 01 08 (01-08 ), with Prize Number (match 3): 106000007
drew a prize of £323,443.70 per winner. This lucky draw came first in the 2nd
Category of the Sweepstake.

You will receive the sum of £323,443.70 per winner from our authorized bank.
Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes, including the time limited placed
on the payment of your prize: £323,443.70, we advice that you keep all
information about this prize confidential until your funds: £323,443.70 have been
transferred to you by our bank.

You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid any delay with the
release of your funds to your person. This program has been abused severally in
past mainly in RUSSIA & NETHERLANDS, so we are doing our best to forestall
further occurrence of false claims and internet Fraud, this advice complies with
the Anti-Fraud section 2,sub section (iv) of the procedural manual of the funds
disbursement agreement existing between the Bank and the ITALIAN Government.


This sweepstake was conducted under the watchful eyes of 8,000 spectators. Your
e-mail address attached to e-ticket number 01 10 12 32 33 01 08 (01-08 ) was
selected and; it came out first by an e-ballot draw from over 250,000 e-mail
addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).


This program is sponsored by CFI to compensate faithful Internet suffers around
the globe. Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky winners.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim, You are requested to
contact your claims clearance officer Mr LARRY BONDS , to assist you with the
processing of your winnings and subsequent payments.

your £323,443.70 prize, you will have to contact our agent for further
verification and authenticity of your claims as the sole beneficiary by providing
the details below:


MR. LARRY BOND
EMAIL: euromillion39@yahoo.com.hk


NAME:
ADDRESS:
EMAIL:
COUNTRY:
PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:






Congratulations.

Yours Faithfully,
JULIA MOORE.
Coordinator: Euro Millions.


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