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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 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.
  • fiduciaryagent.stewart@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Martin Raide" <martinraide02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: martinraide@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:29:34 -0800
Subject: WINSTON CHURCHILL PRIZE(YOUR EMAIL WON!!)

THE WINSTON CHURCHILL
EMAIL PRIZE.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
£250,000.00 (Two hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds) and
a brand new Mercedes E-class Saloon Car from International Draws of the
Winston Churchill Email Prize held on November 2006 in London, UK.

Description Of Prize Vehicle;

Year: 2006
Model: 530iA
Color (exterior/interior): Black Sapphire Metallic/Black Leather
Mileage: 5
Transmission: Automatic 6 Speed
Options: Cold weather package, premium package, fold down rear seats
w/ski bag, am fm stereo with single in dash compact disc player.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(ESS) from a database of over
500,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

The Winston Churchill Email Prize is approved by the British Gaming Board
and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR).


To claim your prize, please contact our fiduaciary agent,Dr Rueben Stewart
================================================================
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom

BY EMAIL : fiduciaryagent.stewart@gmail.com
================================================================
Provide him with the following information.

Name in full:
Address in full:
Nationality:
Date Of Birth:
Phone /Fax:
==================================================================
Please you are to provide him with the above listed details as soon as
possible so he can begin with the processing of your prize winnings.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.

Mr Martin Raide
DIRECTOR,
WINSTON CHURCHILL EMAIL PRIZE
UNITED KINGDOM.

This award is sponsored in collaboration with Mercedes Benz (UK) Ltd.

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