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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 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.
  • +447024023569 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "powerboardlotto@terra.es" <powerboardlotto@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:53:55 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE: WINNING STATEMENT NOTIFICATION



From: Mrs. Kate Rivers
PREMIERSHIP POWERBALL LOTTERY
19 Queen Caroline Square,
Gateshead Quays,
Gateshead NE8 2JR
England
UK.
Tel: +447024023569.


Ball Match Group: #: PPL 63824-2006
Claim file #: PPL/00078956/UK-06

RE: WINNING STATEMENT NOTIFICATION

This is the final notice of winning results for the PREMIERSHIP
POWERBALL LOTTERY draw held on the March 2006 but later released on the
20th May 2006 due to a mix up numbers and addresses.

Your e-mail address identified all the winning (6) numbers (04 07 09 17
36 46 + 23) in the analysis when asked for (20) recommended plays, each
unique number in the list placed in a Wheeling program appeared
matching
your e-mail address. In the ball match series, participants were
selected from over 66,000 full companies and individuals playing
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer lotto software draw
system.

In a group of selected participants applying over 17,000,000 million.
Your winning number 04 07 09 17 36 46 + 23 with claim file number
PPL/00078956/UK-06 has been qualified and cleared for a lump sum
payment
of £1,132,000.00 which we are about to pay to you through our
affiliated bank in Europe. Our Payment Center will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your winning amount as soon as
you contact them.

To avoid unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by participants,
we ask you to keep this notification strictly secured until processing
of your claim are complete and funds received. Please be informed that
all winning must be claimed within 40 days of this notification to
avoid
unnecessary delays and complications.

You are advised to acknowledge the receipt of this information in order
to give you a guideline on how to contact our payment center in Europe.
Accept our hearty congratulations.


Sincerely,

Mrs. Kate Rivers
Coordinator
(For Premiership Powerball Lottery)

N.B: This information transmitted is only for the person or Entity to
which it is addressed and may contain Confidential or privileged
materials. Any review, Retransmission, dissemination or other use of
this Information, or taking of any action in reliance upon this
information, by person or entities other than the Intended recipient is
prohibited.







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