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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • dr.pecowilliams@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Loterie Internationale <intergreen.lotto@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:49:31 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Felicitation !!!


De Loterie internationale

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

Ref. Number: D2L/102/CG12

Batch Number: 04410/3500-CC14
Nous avons l’amabilité de vous informé que vous êtes l’heureux( e) gagnant(e) de notre pronostic dont le numéro gagnant est 11-0-17-31-60- 75-9 et le numéro de série est le 3001.

Ce tirage est de la catégorie c.

Le montant en question pour ce tirage s’élance à 540.000 Euros (Cinq cent quarante milles Euros)


Félicitation pour votre gain !!

Cette loterie s’effectue tous les trois ans, et nous choisissions nos illustres gagnants par sélection via Internet avec le concours de nos partenaires.

Nous vous prions par la suite de bien vouloir nous contacter pour amples informations et en vue de transférer votre cadeau !!

Email : dr.pecowilliams@safe-mail.net



Nous Sommes en attente de votre réponse











__________________________________________________




Of international Lottery


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT


Ref. Number: D2L/102/CG12

Number batch: 04410/3500-CC14

We have the kindness of you informed that you are the happy one (E) gaining (E) our forecast whose gaining number is 11-0-17-31-60- 75-9 and the job number is the 3001. This pulling is category C.

The amount in question for this pulling springs with 540.000 Euros (Five hundred and forty Euros miles) Congratulation for your profit!!

This lottery is carried out every three years, and we chose our famous gaining by selection via Internet with the assistance of our partners. We ask you thereafter to agree to contact us for full information and in order to transfer your gift!!

Mail: dr.pecowilliams@safe-mail.net


We Are on standby of your answer












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