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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "lottery winners international e-mail programs"
• 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.
  • unifsecpvt1@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.S.A MEGA MILLIONS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY." <megalottoalbay@web2mail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:22:05 +0700
Subject: Please reply to (unifsecpvt1@aim.com)

U.S.A MEGA MILLIONS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
FROM:INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:


RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the 50 millions United State
Of America Lottery Winners International E-mail programs held on the 16TH Of
October and result where release on the 1ST Of NOVEMBER 2006.
Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial
main number
345-790-241-671 drew lucky star numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which consequently
won in the 2ND
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
$1.000.000.00 ( One Million Dollars).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information
confidential until your claims has been processed and your award remitted
to you. This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program
by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn
from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over
the world.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by United State Of America
International Lottery board in order to enhance and promote the use of
Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe.
This promotional program takes place once in three years. We hope with part
of your winning
you will take part in our end of year 50 millions United State Of America
International Lottery.

To file for your claim,please contact our Fiducial Agent.(CLAIM AGENT)

MR. FRANCIS SMITH
UNI FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY.
MIAMI-FLORIDA U.S.A.
Email: unifsecpvt1@aim.com

Remember,all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks,after this
date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our
promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified

Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Kate Peter.
Lottery Coordinator.

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