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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +447031896395 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447075158071 (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.
  • ukterralottery2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "alison bright" <alison_bright25@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ukterralottery2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:19:43 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNINGS!!!

k                                                                                                                                          

           TERRA LOTTERY INCORPORATED              

                                

               

TERRALOTTERY INCORPORATED.
12, BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP UK.
LONDON ENGLAND. 

REF NUMBER: TLI/653/029/06
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-06 

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to informed you that as a result of our recent E-mail Lottery Draw (ELD) held on Tuesday, 22nd day of August 2006, your email address was attached to ticket number  27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the second category which is the last quarter payment of the year 2006. You have therefore been approved for a sum pay out of 4,000,000.00 pounds (FOUR MILLION  POUNDS). Note that All participants in this Lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 11 companies and 72 individual email addresses from all search engines and websites.

This promotional program takes place twise every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc. and other corporate organisations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide. For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

We look forward to your active participation in our next year (2007) USD50 Millions lot. You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments. All winnings must be claimed not later than one month after the date of this notice. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

 

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent As soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being Part of our promotional program.

 

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

 

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNINGS!!!

 

Sincerely Yours,

Mr. ALISON BRIGHT

(ONLINE-LOTTERY COORDINATOR) 

 

YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT WINNERS DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR CLAIM.

 

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT:

You MUST fill this form correctly and forward or fax to our payment department for an immediate payment of your winning money.

TITLE..........................................................................................

FIRST NAME...............................................................................

LAST NAME................................................................................
DATE OF BIRTH..........................................................................
CONTACT ADDRESS...................................................................
SEX.............................................................................................
AGE.............................................................................................

NATIONALITY..............................................................................
OCCUPATION..............................................................................
TELEPHONE.................................................................................

FAX.............................................................................................

EMAIL..........................................................................................
DATE...........................................................................................
SIGNATURE/FULL NAME.............................................................

WINNER'S REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

 

FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER,
CASH CHANGE UK LTD
MR, JOHN BROWN.
TEL.:+44-703-189-6395
FAX: +44-707-515-8071
Email: ukterralottery2006@yahoo.co.uk                                                                                                                      

                 

EXECUTIVES AWARDING MANAGER'S REMARK:

 

Dear winner,

 

Take note that any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to any impersonation of making wrong payment. Equally, noteworthy is the regulation that people below eighteen years of age are ineligible to participate.

 

Congratulations on your winnings!!! 

Mrs. Grace A. Karimu

Executive Awarding Manager

           

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