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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.
  • +31619729775 (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.
  • infoskyblue@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sky blue <sky@yblue55.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 14:00:13 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION!!!!


WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION!!!!
WITH YOUR TICKET NO: 17940128111
NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THESE EMAIL ADDRESSES:
infoskyblue@netscape.net
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WORD LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform
you of the result of the SKYBLUE Lotto Winners International programs
held on the 7th of November, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
No: 17940128111 with prize No 1581015/HL drew 500,000.00Euros which was
first in the 2nd class of the draws. You are to receive 500,000.00Euros
(Hundred Thousand Euros Only ).Please be informed that because of mix
up in cashpay-outs, we ask you to keep your winning information
confidential until your fund (500,000.00) has been fully remitted to
you by our accredited pay- point bank. This measure must be adhered to
in order to avoid the loss of your cash prizes. Prize-winners of our
cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall
the abuse of this program by other participants. It's important to note
that this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected
through an internet ballot system from 74,000 individual and companies
e-mail addresses, hence,the draws are conducted around the world
through our internet based ballot system.
The promotion is sponsored and promoted by SKY BLUE.
We congratulate you once again.We hopeyou will use part of it
in our next draws; the jackpot winning is â
20million.Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 25
days of this draw. After this date all unclaimed cash prize will be
forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. Please, in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your
winning numbers in all correspondence with us.
Congratulations once again from all members of SKYBLUE Lotto.
Thank you for being part of our promotional program.
For immediate release of your cash prize to
you,please kindly contact our processing Department with the following
information for onward forwarding to the paying Bank:
(i)Your names,
(ii)State amount won.
(iii)Contact Address
(iv)Your winning numbers
(v)Contact telephones
and fax numbers
Contact person:
Mr. Peter Moore
(International Processing Department).
Email:infoskyblue@netscape.net
Telephone:+31-619-729-775
Fax:+0031-847-518-050
Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Dinabeth Dilk
(Lottery Coordinator).
NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
THROUGH THESE
EMAIL ADDRESSES:
infoskyblue@netscape.net

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