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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.
  • sgmconsult@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: wellex@wl36.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:13:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Inter-european email award


Inter-european email award

Sir/Madam,
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting held on 15st January.2007. This is a Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; Meaning, you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your email account have been picked as one of the ten winning email address in 2007.Therefore you have been approve f or the star prize of US $787:000:00 (Seven Hundred And Eighty Seven Thousand United State Dollars Only).
With the underlisted winning details:-
Ref No:-EMSL/2007/JAN.
Ticket No:- TWMT/1800/806
Lucky No:- 07-13-31.54-640
Ser ial No: - MUO TI/82536
A ll p articipants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies to promote the use of internet around the world.
To claim your prize,Simply contact:-
Sgm consult Sa.
E-mail:- sgmconsult@aim.com
Contact Person: Mr.Loenard Bahio
Please quote your reference, batch and winning numbers which as well your full name, address and telephone number .We advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarrant ed takin g advantage of this programme by non -participant or unoff icia l personnel.
Note, All winnings must be claimed within 30 days from this notification otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed.
Accept our sincere congratulations!!!
Best Regards.
Ms.Eva Maria Mirabueno.
Program assitant.

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