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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "telegraphic transfer section" (a common phrase found 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.
  • +8613697479440 (China, 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.
  • johnccbtt@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ccbt@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rose" <lottomailjackpot@yahoo.com.hk> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:28:20 +0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU AMONG THE LUCKY WINNERS OF $1MILLION UNUTED STATE DOLLAR

FROM: INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION LOTTERY/AWARD PRICE

RE:CONGRATULATIONS WINNER !!!
TICKET NUMBER: 2752246831
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-66283
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040SB06-03

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the second Category, which is part of our promotionaldraws.

The draws are being officially announced this day the 14TH OF AUGUST, 2007. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies fromAfrica, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International PromotionsProgram.

Your e- mail address attached to serial number: 652-66283 with BATCH NUMBER:At-040SB06-03. which subsequently won you the lotto in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$1,000,000.00) in cash credited to : PBLREFERENCE NUMBER/247751407/BV made available from a totalcash prize of 10 Million United State Dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners In this category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Powerball Lotto.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet representative office in Asia as indicated in our play coupon. ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($1M USD) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in China.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to aviod mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted into your Account.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators. You are to contact our Paying Security offshore account for your claim.

Name: Mr John Clark
Head of Dept.
Telegraphic Transfer Section
Construction Bank of China
Guangzhou,Guangdong.Provincal
China
Tel:+8613697479440
E-mail:johnccbtt@yahoo.com
ccbt@accountant.com
He is the head of transfer section responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings price. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-346-H67/C4 (Personal infomation). Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than 5days You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the release of your winnings.
1. Full Names:......................
2. Residential Address:...........
3. Phone Number:..........
. 4. Fax Number:.............
5. Occupation.........
6. Sex:............
7. Age:.........
8. Nationality:.........
9. Present Country:...........
A scanned identification of your self sent via email. You are advice to forward these information as soon as possible to enable us attend to your file. Once again, Congratulations.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms Rose
International Email Promotion Lottery

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