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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 us 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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 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.
  • +2348059008208 (Nigeria, prepaid 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.
  • bank_of_africacentral_of_ng_plc@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: fredrick m schaub <fredrickmschaub18@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bank_of_africacentral_of_ng_plc@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:47:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MEDICARE WON PRIZE


132 KRIKRI STREET LAGOS, NIGERIA
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
MR. SANNI MUSA
TELL: +2348059008208

All Reply To:
E-MAIL: bank_of_africacentral_of_ng_plc@yahoo.fr
NOTIFICATION OF AUSTRALIAN MEDICARE LOTTERY PRIZE

Some Members of several non-Governmental Organizations has been surviving through our Lottery promo increased.This Lottery balloting has been great philanthropy security for support of many activities, humanitarian services and help to helpless-privileged to the faithful humanities. Qualification Claim Document from our Medicare Hospital will be forward to you as the lucky recipient and it remains confidential till your prize is release. Due date of 21 days receivers notice. The Lottery board strategies drew that really Works out for your lucky numbers as follows: 16-13-20-15-10, the computer wining serial number 1356/03 It was drew by the board committees Representative:(United Bank for Africa plc)

Contact person: Mr. Sanni Musa, (Tell: 2348059008208) the ballot program Lottery was undertaken randomly world wide business market system program and your e-mail address, your name solemnly won the Lottery prize. The stated lucky numbers are entitled to enclosed alongside for your Claim of your Lottery prize to the payable bank sum of $1,200,000.00 US dollars (One Million Two Hundred thousand US dollars) There are various strategies that we can show you!!


The information provided will be used to assess any Medicare Lottery benefit payable for the services rendered and to facilitate the proper administration of Australian Government health programs and may be used to update enrollment records. The legible document for the bank to lodge this money into your desired bank account should be further process. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter immediately. Congrats!!

Coordinator
Dr. Frederick E Schaub



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