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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)
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +27833967709 (South Africa, 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.
  • cliff_consultant@hotmail.co.uk
  • cliffalexander_agent1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "national lottery" <nation_lot10@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:12:00 +0000
Subject: RE: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

From: Mrs. Teresa Allan.
Euro, Afro, American, Sweepstake
Lottery Headquarters: 1a, Bexon
Court Carlton Nottingham shire
Nottingham NG4 1SQ
Essex United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/03
Batch: 12/25/DC34

Dear Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the Saturday 29th October 2006 in
Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564
75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 02/07/22/33/38/44/,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £820,000.00 (Eighty
Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file
PC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US £1100,000,00 Million
Pounds, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners
in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your £820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) would be
released to you by {FIRST NATIONAL BANK of South Africa(F.N.B).

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and
extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent Release
of your fund, His contact information is as follow: -

(CLIFF ALEXANDER)
Dr.Cliff Alexander(Esq.)
Foreign Service Manager
Overseas Subscribers Agents
Freedom Park Building Unit 1440
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001
South Africa.
Direct Line: + 27 83 3967709
E-mail: cliff_consultant@hotmail.co.uk
cliffalexander_agent1@yahoo.com


Endeavor to email him your information that will help him to file
application on your behalf to F.N.B bank of South Africa for you claim The
information is as follow.

1)Names in Full
2)Occupation unemployed
3)Residential or Office address
4) sex,..............
5) Age……………………
6) Tel / Fax Numbers……
7) Winning Information………with Serial Number drew the lucky numbers
8) Ref: No…………
9) Batch: No…………
10) Company Name………
11)Country of resident.
12) Nationality ------

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 10th
November. 2006. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery Program.Sincerely,

Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Alexandra Davis
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation

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