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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:
  • "euro - afro asia sweepstakes lottery" (no such lottery exists)
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
  • "route de rufisque" (address often used in fake lottery scams)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +628567923749 (Indonesia, probably a mobile phone)
• 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.
  • taofhusman@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rose Mohamed <ro_7890500@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <taofhusman@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:22:57 -0400
Subject: WINNINNG NOTIFICATION ($450.OOO.OO. USD AWARD




;
Dear Sir / Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of 2007 Euro-Afro Asia Sweepstakes Lottery International Program 2007, in Amsterdam Holland.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: CR-8852-86596-532 with serial number: 652-662 and draw lucky number: 7181813-05 which subsequently won you lottery in the 2nd category of file number: CA1305U-ID.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$450,000.00 ( (Two hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in Cheque.
All participants in this lottery program were selected randomly through a computer ballot system, drawn from 85.000.000 individual email addresses from all search engines.Your e-mail address was picked by the automated computer ballot system, which has been programed for this random selection. This has eventually qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities, Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc.With the support of European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian representative's booklet in JAKARTA INDONESIA as indicated in your file number: CA1305U-ID. In view of this, your US$450,000.00 Cheque would be released to you by Our Asian Fiduciary Agent, Our Asian Fiduciary Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your Cheque as soon as you contact Barrister taofeek husmanoffice in Jakarta Indonesia.

This results is now released on THE ABOVE DATE and your email address attached in the Category (B). All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses and your lucky number are as follows
You can view and comfirm this result from our website. For your winning click on this link http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program,For the release of your winning,kindly contact your claims agent in National Lottery branch office:

Please contact Barrister taofeek husmanin Jakarta Indonesia for your claim with the following details below to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winning.


1 Name.2,Home address. 3,Telephone number. 4,Age and occupation. 5 Ticket number 6 Serial number.7 File number. 8 Draw number.

BARRISTER taofeek husman
E.A.A.S Inc.ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT
E-mail:taofhusman@yahoo.com
Tel:+62-8567923749

For security purposes and clarity we advice that you keep your winning informations confidential, and not to be disclosed to anyone until your claim have been fully processed and your winning Cheque delivered to you. BE WARNED!

Your winning details can only be released to your fiduciary agent who will commence the process of your winning, This is to avoid wrong and double claim, it is also part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous element.You are requested to contact Our Asian Fiduciary Agent in Jakarta Indonesia for your claim.Please note that all winnings must be claimed not later than one month after the date of this winning notification.In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications make sure that your winning details are quoted correctly in all correspondence.

Congratulations!







Yours faithfully,
E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters,Euro - Afro Asia Sweepstakes Lottery Inc.Customer Service,580
N.Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 85914,An Affiliate of Charity International.Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque,I.P.P Award Department,Amsterdam Holland.
MRS JOYCE ARIN ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR.



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