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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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 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.
  • euromillionspromodept006@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Kingdom Euro Millions Int." <euromilpro@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: euromillionspromodept006@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:22:37 -0500
Subject: ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION! CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR EMAIL HAS BEEN SELECTED

EURO MILLIONS INTERNATIONAL
VESTRY ROAD, OTFORD, SEVENOAKS,
KENT, TN1 45EL, ENGLAND
FROM: THE DESK OF THE CYBER ANALYST,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT.
 
REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
 
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,
 
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the 10TH GLOBAL EURO MILLIONS JACKPOT PROGRAM 2006, UNITED KINGDOM, held on the 15th November, 2006. Having picked your email address by our electronic web site visitors collators in recognition of your patronage to the Internet services, in the final draw, your name was attached to ticket Number 023-0148-790-459, with Serial number 5073-11 drew the Lucky Numbers3-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
 
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.5 Million Pounds (One Million Five Hundred thousand Pounds only) in cash credited to file REF NO .OYL /26510460037/02. This is from total prize money of 18 Million Pounds (Eighteen Million Pounds) shared among the Twelve international winners in this category.
 
Due to the mix up of some numbers, we ask that you to keep this award strictly from public notice until you receive your winning. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
 
To begin your claim, please contact our information centre with the following of your personal details:
 
NAME...............................................
AGE................................................
SEX:...............................................
MARITAL STATUS.....................................
ADDRESS............................................
WINNING-EMAIL:.....................................
PHONE..............................................
FAX................................................
REF NUMBER.........................................
BATCH NUMBER.......................................
OCCUPATION.........................................
COMPANY............................................
COUNTRY............................................
 
For due processing and release of your winning cheque to Our Courier Company, please send your personal details as requested above to:
euromillionspromodept006@yahoo.com.hk

N.B.  Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
 
Sincerely,
 
Cherrie Anderson.
CYBER ANALYST

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