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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:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +2348059022751 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • onuoha_ukaku@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william faith <wfd52002@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:01:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION !!YOU HAVE WON A LOTTERY

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton Nottingham shire Nottingham
NG4 1SQ CANADA.
Tel+1-705-770-0197 Ext 2. Fax:+1-700-770-0191.
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: (EAASL/941OYI/04) / (Batch: 12/25/DC34)
WINNERS NOTIFICATION LETTER

From the Desk of: Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-Coordinator.
Attention: Email Account Holder!
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International programs for The United Kingdom award promotion held on the 15th December 2006 in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! drew the winning:
01/10/11/ 18/ 19/46, which subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of five Hundred and fifty- Thousand. U.S.A ($550,000) including the amount attached with your bonus reference number 2006/UK/9080118308, in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/06. This amount is from the total cash prize of U.S.A 180,000,000.00, shared among the first Forty-Seven (47) lucky winners in this category world-wide.
Your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative payment office in United Kingdom as indicated in your files. In view of this, your winning prize' five Hundred and fifty- Thousand. U.S.A ($550,000)' including the amount attached with your bonus reference number
2006/UK9080118308, will be transferred to your account or any mode you choose, after all due procedures which might be required of you' by the Nigeria authority government.
Note:
Your winning fund has officially insured in your name for safety and security reason to aviod any party, parties or organization have any access to temper or touch your winning fund till it arrives into your nominated bank account of your choice in any part of the world. Therefore to file your
claim, kindly contact our Foreign Service Manager immediately you read this message for quick and urgent guidance for the procedures you have to follow to effect the release of your fund without further delay, quote the bellow details in your correspondence with him as you have only 60 days to
claim your winning fund otherwise your files will be cancel and you will loose your winning priz.
Here are his Contact Details:
Name:Mr,Onuoha Ukaku.
Tel: +234-8059022751
Fax:+ 234-8035483027
Email:onuoha_ukaku@yahoo.fr
When contacting our Service Manager, don't forget to send him with the under listed information to enable him attend your communication.
1. Your Winning Numbers, Reference Numbers, Batch Numbers and Your Bonus Reference Number.
2. Your Full Names.
3. Your Passport or ID or Drivers License Number.
4. Your current full residential address.
5. Your Business or Occupation.
6. Your Private Telephone, Mobile and Fax Numbers.
For your own information, this is part of precautionary measure to avoid double claim, false claims, unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. For your own security reasons and benefit, be careful and keep all your winning information, details including any documents you
will receive regarding to your winning fund secret and confidential within yourself, till you receive your money into your account or any mode of receiving you choose.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. As soon as you are in contact with our agent, please keep us informed.
Sincerely,
MR.WILLIAM FAITH.
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation.



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