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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:

• 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.
  • chinayumeesimino@aim.com
  • int.promotionsyumeesimino@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Yumee" <ms_yumee@myway.com>
Reply-To: drkono_1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:29:37 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CONTACT YOUR ASIA AGENT




JAPAN JUMBO DRAWFOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER, PLAZA DE MAR ZHENG CHINACustomer ServiceRef: JP/7146x4/99Batch: 042/02/xa192 WINNING NOTIFICATION:We happily announce to you the draw (#1035) of the JAPAN EMAIL PROMOTION LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed today in OSAKA JAPAN. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 45375600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers(14,33,36,39,42,46)and bonus ball(13), which Subsequently won you the match 5 bonus prize in the 2nd category match 5 plus bonus . You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000,00 in cash (five Hundred Thousand, united state dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of US$2,650,000.00 shared among the international winners in the Second category. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from
all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our CHINA booklet representative office in ASIA as indicated .In view of this, your US$500,000.00 ( five Hundred Thousand, united state dollars) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in ASIA as soon as possible. Our CHINA agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winning funds as soon as you fill the claims verification form below and send to him. DR.FRED NAMICO ABEFOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER, TRANSGLOBE FINANCE SECURITIES PLAZA DE MAR ZHENG CHINAyumeesimino@aim.com For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information Confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements!
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Be warned to file for your claim immediately. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent or us.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program. Your Sincerely,DR MRS AYODAMVICE PRESIDENT INT.PROMOTIONSyumeesimino@aim.com CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................ CONTACT ADDRESS:.................................. EMAIL ADDRESS:............................................ CITY/STATE:....................................... COUNTRY:.......................................... NATIONALITY:...................................... SEX:.......................AGE:................... MARITAL STATUS................................... TEL NO:........................................... NEXT OF KIN:...................................... ANNUAL
INCOME:....................................AMOUNT WON:....................................... REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:.............. LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO.............. SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........

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