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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 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.
  • pball_agent_richard@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: POWERBALL LOTTERY <pballresult082@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <pball_agent_richard@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 20:28:12 -0400
Subject: POWERBALL WINNER!!! CONTACT RICHARD POLES WITHOUT CHARGE



POWERBALL LOTTERY INC.263 Craven Park,
Charleston,
LONDON
UNITED KINGDOMPOWERBALL BV LOTTERY 2007Date: 6Th June, 2007Ref Number: PBL/ CN/ 4811/ CPDear Consolation Prize Winner, CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICEBritish and American private international e-games organizersand co-sponsors, POWERBALL LOTTO Group International,officially bring to your notice the final draw and the resultof the 2nd June, 2007.POWERBALL LOTTERY INCORPORATED encourages the use of Internetfor academic and business pursuits. It's major aim is topromote music, theater art, literature, projects in thesocial and political arena with a focus on health as well asscience research and education.Your email address was enrolled among the 50,000 differentemail addresses submitted by our partner international emailprovider companies, friends and woldwide web. We wish tocongratulate and inform you on your winning lucky number2 22 32 36 47 36 which was selected among the 45 luckyconsolation prize winners. You have won a consolation cashprize of 400,000.00USD (Four hundred thousand United States
Dollars only).The POWERBALL LOTTO Group have approved a payout of yourconsolation cash prize which will be remunerated directly toyou by our Official Finance House. Mr. Richard Poles willrender to you complete assistance and provide additionalinformation and processes for the claims of your consolationprize.For due processing of your winning claim, please fill theclaims form below with your correct information and submit to:Name: Mr. Richard PolesEmail: pball_agent_richard@yahoo.co.uk====================================CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM====================================FULL NAMES:FORWARDING ADDRESSES:COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:SEX:DATE OF BIRTH:TEL/FAX:CLAIMANT SIGNATURE:(If possible) Mr. Richard Poles is our Powerball Lottery agent who hasbeen assigned to assist you with the following details.WINNING INFO:Winning Lucky Number: 2 22 32 36 47 36
Amount Won: 400,000.00USDCoupon Number: PBL 16642399Reference Number: PBL/ CN/ 4811 / CPDate of draw: 2nd June, 2007Once again congratulations from the management of thePowerball International Lottery on your consolation prizewinning, we hope that you will use the winning for goodcauses and also partake in the forth coming PowerballLottery Wheel E-games.Regards,Mrs. Grace Thompson(Group Coordinator)www.powerball.comCopyright; 1997-2007 Power Ball BV Lottery International Inc.All rights reserve.77635 476378 255667460f
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