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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.
• 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.
  • +22993704846 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jerryhill98@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office Files" <eli_mck09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: eli_mck@myway.com
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:18:24 +0000
Subject: Congratulations Your Email Won!!!

OVERSEAS STAKE INTERNATIONAL

ONLINE LOTTERY UK.

BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03

Our Ref; osli/uk/REG 25709/06

 

Attention: Winner ,

 

We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent lottery draw held on the 30th September 2006, your email address attached to ticket number 27522465896 with serial number 652-662 draw lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won the 2nd category, have been approved for a lump sum pay out of (1,300.000.00Eur) ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS.

 

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until our claims has been processed and your money remitted to you.  This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 40,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world by search engine and website. This promotional program takes place every year.

 

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Bill Gates,President of the World Largest software; we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our 2007 (7,000.000.00Eur)Seven Million Euros draw International lottery.  To file for your claim, you are requested to contact our clearance officer in Benin Republic West Africa to assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments. Remember, allwinning must be claimed not later than 31st of November 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Below is the contact of our clearance officer in Benin Republic West Africa.

 

Name: Mr. Jerry Hills

Email: jerryhill98@myway.com

Phone num: +229-93-70-48-46

 

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complication remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.  Furthermore,should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

 

Note: Anybody under the age of 18yrs is automatically disqualified.

 

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

 

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Goodluck from me and members of staff of the OVERSEAS

STAKE  LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully

Mrs Elizabeth Mcknight.

(LOTTERY SECRETARY)

 

LAST WINNERS ON STAKE  LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY.

 

    

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