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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +2348036732248 (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.
  • revdrmtjohnson1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • revdrmartinjohnson2@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "academic99@terra.es" <academic99@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:56:59 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS OF YOUR AWARD NOTICE FINAL NOTICE


FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT=20
MR.PAUL MARK.(TINAPA LOTTO INTERNATIONAL)
=20
PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
=20
REF NO: 12/0078/IPG=20
BATCH NO: EGS/ 20054117/08=20
ATTN: WINNER.
=20
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.
=20
We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS=
HELD ON THE 22nd of July 2007 Your e-mail address attached to ticket num=
ber:021-7276083-04 with serial number:31270-0 drew lucky numbers:05-06-12-=
14-38 which consequently won in the 5th category.
=20
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of (FIVE HUNDRED THOUS=
AND US DOLLARS) in cash credited to file with REF: =C2=BA.EGS/3662367114/1=
3
=20
Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected rand=
omly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 Officials and=
30,000,000 schools email addresses from all search engines and web sites=
,from Asia, Australia, NewZealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle=
East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program.=20
=20
This promotional program takes place every year,and is promoted and sponso=
red by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei and other corporate=
organizations.
=20
This is to IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION WORLDWIDE and to ENCOUAGE THE US=
E OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE.=20
=20
Your fund is now deposited with Union Bank and insured in your name For se=
curity purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning informatio=
n confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remit=
ted to your account.=20
=20
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarrant=
ed abuse of this program by some participants. We look forward to your act=
ive participation in our next 4 million dollars slot.
=20
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims agent =
through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:
Name..Rev (Dr) Martin Johnson =20
TEL: +234-803-673-2248
=20
CALL HIM IMMEDIATELY WITH HIS ABOVE DIRECT PHONE NUMBER IF YOU ARE CALLING=
FROM (USA) THIS IS HOW YOU DIAL 011-234-803-673-2248 BUT IF YOU ARE CALL=
ING FROM ANY OTHER COUNTRY,THIS IS HOW TO DIAL
+234-803-673-2248
=20
You are also advised to provide your claim agent with the under listed inf=
ormation as soon as possible send it to his two email addresses below,
=20
YOUR CLAIM AGENT E MAIL ADDRESSES BELOW,=20
E MAI revdrmtjohnson1@yahoo.com.hk
E MAIL: revdrmartinjohnson2@yahoo.com.hk

=20
1. Name in full=20
2. Address=20
3. Nationality=20
4. Age=20
5. Occupation=20
6. Phone/Fax=20
7. Batch Number=20
8. Serial Number
=20
All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of th=
is notice.Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complicatio=
ns,remember to quote your Batch number and Serial numbers in all correspo=
ndence.
=20
Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent as s=
oon as possible.Congratulations!!!once more and thank you for being part o=
f our promotional program.
=20
Bear in mind that 10% of your fund will be going to the lottery organizatio=
n that played the lottery with peoples name and email addresses that should=
be after you most have received the fund in your account,the 10% would hav=
e been given to them,just because the fund has been insured and will not be=
removed till you receive the fund in your account.
=20
=20
Sincerely,=20
MR.PAUL MARK.=20
VICE PRESIDENT.=20
TINAPA LOTTO INT'L






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