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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • paulanderson55@yahoo.com
  • email.lemo_drtunde@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Matt Rodriguz <capt.matty@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 07:24:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Check this out. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO ???


TELL ME WHAT SHOULD I DOOOOOOOOOOOO


You can visit our official website: www.illinoislottery.com to ascertain the authenticity of this program.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania. As indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$400,000.00 will be released to you from our ILLINOIS regional branch bureau in NIGERIA ÂÂÂ
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our stakes.
FOR THE ROUTINE CLAIM OF YOUR PRIZE SIMPLY CONTACT OUR AGENT:
PAUL ANDERSON at : paulanderson55@yahoo.com to file for your claim.
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number as to help us locate your file easily and to forward your winning to your regional payment
center allocated to your winning . For security reasons, 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 unwarranted taking advantage of this of this program by dubious or unscrupulous characters.
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of ILLINOIS LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
Congratulations once more!

Yours Sincerely,
Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor
(Co-ordinator).


PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT THRU:Paul anderson at : paulanderson55@yahoo.com BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION!



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name..
age..
occupation..
marital status..
companys name and address..

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FROM: DR.TUNDE LEMO,
DIRECTOTR,DEBIT CARD DPT.
SPECIAL PAYMENT SCHEME
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
DIRECT LINE +234- 80664642338

YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA DEBIT CARD

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT DUE TO THE NUMEROUS
FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES OF SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
HERE, THE PRESIDENCY HAS DIRECTED THAT YOUR WINNING PRIZE NOW BE FINALY SETTLED THROUHG THIS NEWLY
INNUAGURATED SPECIAL PAYMENT SCHEME.
IN THIS PAYMENT SCHEME, YOUR PAYMENT IS TO BE
PROGRAMMED INTO A HSBC VISA CARD ACCOUNT; THIS IS A
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA NEW WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH
HSBC LONDON, WHICH WAS PUT IN PLACE TO CURB INCIDENTS
OF FRAUD. IN THIS SAID ARRANGEMENT, YOUR PAYMENT SHALL
BE UPLOADED INTO A HSBC VISA CARD THAT WILL ENABLE YOU
EITHER TO DOWNLOAD YOUR PAYMENT AT ANY ATM MACHINE OR
AT YOUR LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT.
HOWEVER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPER VERIFICATION OF YOUR
IDENTITY, AMONG OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION AND RELEASE
OF YOUR VISA CARD TO YOU, IT IS IMPORTANT YOU CONTACT
THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, DEBIT CARD DPT., SPECIAL
PAYMENT AT THE ABOVE LISTED ADDRESS OR DIRECT REPLY TO
THIS EMAIL.lemo_drtunde@yahoo.com
DR. TUNDE LEMO,
DIRECTOTR,DEBIT CARD DPT.,
(SPECIAL PAYMENT SCHEME

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