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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer of your funds" (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.
  • +447011121203 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • claimsofficer_md@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CHELSEA-FC NATIONAL EMAIL LOTTERY <notification3@instantmp.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:11:26 -0600
Subject: Congratulations!!! Your Winnings Notification 2006

CHELSEA-FC NATIONAL EMAIL LOTTERY
Havanah Building, Victoria Street,
Douglas, IM1 2SH, chelsea City
United Kingdom.

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF. NUMBER:2006/3980/000374
BATCH NO: CHSFC/0043/IKG
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON: £2,700,000.00 Great Britain Pounds

ATTENTION: WINNER,

 We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today the 21st of November, 2006, of winners of the CHELSEA-FC NATIONAL EMAIL LOTTERY as part of our end of year xmas bonanza.

 You/Your company's email address,attached to ticket number 4278-8845-284, with serial number 211-358 drew the lucky numbers 56-39-99-20, and consequently won the lottery in 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of £2,700,000.00 GB Pounds(Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand GB Pounds).

 Emails were selected anonymously through a computer ballot system from over 35,000 companies and 70,000 individual e-mail addresses all over the world and your e-mail address emerged as the winner of the 11 selected email address. It is promoted and sponsored by Orient software corporation (Orient Networks) in collaboration with the Chelsea-FC National Football Club.

 It is meant to reward some individuals and corporations who have devoted their time and resources surfing the world wide web (www) with their email addresses and also there love for football.

You are required to Contact immediately the Claims processing officer, below for the immediate processing and collection of your winning claim with your Full Name,Your Contact Address,Country,Occupation,Sex,Age,Telephone/Fax, Email, secret batch number CHSFC/0043/IKG and your reference number 2006/3980/000374.Please quote your Reference number and Batch Number in all correspondence.

Claims Processing Officer (CHSFC)
Name: Mr.Mark Donald
Email: claimsofficer_md@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-7011121203

 Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the transfer of your funds to you, please always remember to quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims processing officer.

 Furthermore, should there be any change of your present address, please notify us immediately so as to enable us make the appropriate adjustment.

Congratulations again lucky winner.

Sincerely,

Mr. James Douglas
The Promotions Manager,
Chelsea-FC National Email Lottery

Note: All e-mail transmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secure Socket Layer (SSL) server. Do contact the claims processing officer for the procedures of collecting your prize.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam