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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:
  • "route de rufisque"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • honbarsel-amin@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrjohn kujo1" <mrjhon_kujo1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:03:07 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR E-MAIL HAS WON!!!

                            

        

 

              

 

                                                                                          

FROM; 

             EURO-AFRO-ASIA SWEEPTAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,

            

             AN AFFILIATE OF FOUNDMONEY INTERNATIONAL,

             IPP AWARD DEPT, 

             580, N. TENTH STREET,

            SACRAMENTO, CA 85914 ARENA COMPLEX,

             KM.18, ROUTE DE RUFISQUE AMSTERDAM,

            

             NETHERLANDS.

            

 

WINNING NOTIFICATION.

 

 

We happily announce to you the draw of the EURO-AFRO-ASIA SWEEPTAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL program held on  the 9th of  DECEMBER 2006/2007, in Amsterdam NETHERLANDS.

 

Your e-mail address attached to TICKET NUMBER: 577-744-3465-077which you subsequently won the Lottery in the 4TH CATEGORY:  SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662-586-91.  REFRENCE NUMBER:  9765382350  BATCH NUMBER: 7454782492/192/06   

 You have therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of US$250,000.00 ( Two Hundred  and Fifty Thousand United States of American Dollars)in cheque.

 

This is from a total cash prize of US$5,000,000.00(Five Million United States of American Dollars),shared amongst winners.

 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our AFRICAN booklet representative in ACCRA GHANA as indicated in your draw coupon.   In view of this, your US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States of America Dollars) cheque would be released to you by our fiduciary agent in Accra Ghana.

 

Our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your cheque as soon as you contact him.

 

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Websites and guestbooks through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies.

 

This promotion takes place annually and it is sponsored by Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates to encourage the use of internet and computers world wide.

 

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential untill your claims are processed and your cheque delivered to your specified address through an approved delivering officer appointed specially for this program.

 

This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

 

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: BARRISTER EL-AMIN UTHMAN ESQ, ACCRA

GHANA,email, honbarsel-amin@myway.com ,

Telephone numbers: +233 246 90 66 83.

 

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact the fiduciary agent in Indonesia with the details above, immediately.   Your personal data must be attached such as; Contact address, Age, Private telephone/fax number and occupation.

 

Quote your Ticket number in any correspondence(s) to us or to any of our fiduciary  agent recommended to you at all times.

 

 

Congratulations, once more from all members of staff of this program.

Thank you for being part of this promotional Computer Lottery program.

 

Our special thanks and gratitude to Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of microsoft and all his associates.

           CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR WINNING DETAILS:

 

1 YOUR NAME IN FULL..
2 HOME ADDRESS..
3 TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBER..
4 AGE AND OCCUPATION..

5 RELIGION/ BELIEVE...

6 MARITAL STATUS.....

7SEX............................

8 TICKET NUMBER......

9 SERIAL NUMBER.....

10 BATCH NUMBER.....

11 REFRENCE NUMBER...

12 CATIGORY......

 

 

 

 

CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY,BARRISTER EL-AMIN UTHMAN.

 +233 246 90 66 83

 

 

Yours Faithfully,

    

MR JOHN KUJO

INTERNATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR

 

THANKS:

MANAGEMENT, EURO-AFRO-ASIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.

      Past winners round the world with full of excitment
      

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