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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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 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.
  • kenedward1957@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • @gawab.com

Fraud email example:

From: "CLAIMOFFICE" <claimoffice100@gawab.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:43:10 GMT
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!



Attention: Pepin Nagel.
Dear Winner!!

According to information from our central computer system here in
Johannesburg, South Africa, you are a confirmed winner of the Microsoft
Corp Lottery under the Afro Booklet of Africa.

Today all your Personal Details has been forwarded to an Accredited
Advocate in London who is attached with the Microsoft Corp in London, the
Advocate will submit all your details to (The Royal Bank of Scotland
London) and sign all the Transfer Papers for your immediate payment since
you are not a current Member of the British Gambling Board.

Please send the winning information in the first letter you receive from
Microsoft Corp Lottery to the Advocate to Enable him confirm and submit
them to the bank (RBS) on your behalf for your immediate payment.

(1) Winning Numbers:
(2) Ticket Numbers:
(3) Serial Numbers:

The Advocate will proceed to the bank (RBS) immediately he receives your
winning details, Contact Details of the Advocate is as follows:

Firm name: Ken Edward Chambers London United Kingdom.
Tel: 447031973903.
Fax: 448700687533.
Email: kenedward1957@yahoo.co.uk
Contact: Person: Barrister Ken Edward.

Have a nice Day,

Mr. Mark Anderson.
(Claim Manager)

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