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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.
  • +31619134645 (Netherlands, 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.
  • dralanbrewer@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Suzan" <microsofdraw@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:50:23 +0000
Subject: From Mrs. Suzan Simon


From Mrs. Suzan Simon

We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as the confirmed
Winner of our last [E.U.I.L] email lottery program held on the 18th of Oct.
2006. Your e-mail address attached to Reference number SLUK-216-365-787
lucky numbers 32-15-54-35-47, which consequently won in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of EUR 500.000
Euros. [Five hundred thousand euros only]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This draw is sponsored by Microsoft managements to encourage our customers
for using our products and services. This promotional program takes place
every year. All participants were selected through Microsoft computer ballot
system from over 200,000 companies and 50,000, 000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. In order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and
lucky numbers in all correspondence. We ask that you should keep your
winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to you.

To file for your claim or for further details please contact our agent:

CONTACT
NAME: Dr. A. J. Brewer
FREE SERVICE NUMBER:
0031-619-134-645
EMAIL: dralanbrewer@hotmail.com

In respect of our commitment towards helping the less privileged, we ask
that you voluntarily contribute 1% of your Global winnings to any
charity organization you desire at your convenience.

NOTE; that all winning must be claimed not later than 14 working days from
this day you receive this mail. Congratulations once more from our members
of staff.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Suzan Simon

This email and its attachments are confidential and may contain legally
privileged information. You should not disclose the contents to any other
person. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender
immediately and delete this email from your system.

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