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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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 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.
  • johnmore1967@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: uk loto <united_k34@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:53:11 +0200
Subject: YAHOO LONDON LOTTERY,YOU ARE A WINNER CONTACT US NOW



Yahoo Awards Center Dear Winner. CONGRATULATIONS We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just clouded annual final draws of YAHOO FAIR LONDON international programs. You are therefore been approve to claim the sum of £850,000.00Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand POUNDS.) Your E-mail address is one of 7 lucky Addresses that have won in the Weekly Promotion. PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed thought their Accredited Agents in South Africa And United Kingdom Any prize not claimed would be forfeited. Stated below are your identification numbers: BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658REFERENCE NUMBER: 2006234522PIN: 1206SECRET CODE:1976 These numbers fall within the SOUTH AFRICA Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in SOUTH AFRICA and send your winning identification numbers to him, He is MR PETER A GEORGE, PETER A GEORGE Consortium. Make sure that you call the African Claim Agent Mr.Peter A George first and send him all your winning details through email.dont fail to contact him through telephone and through email,it is very important that you call him first be sure of your winning. For further confirmation Please call Claim agent office at SOURCE: INTRALOT S.A. media releaseCONTACT:Financial Analysis & Investor Relations Manager.SIR. JOHN MOREPhone:+27 -73-022-38-11 Email: johnmore1967@yahoo.com You can as well contact us through our address in UNITED KINGDOM to confirm if you are the real winner. Our address and our ENGLAND contacts are below. Address: 23 Bedford Row, High Osborn, London, WC1R 4EB, England / south Africa Contact Person:Dr.Mark Walter/SIR JOHN MOREE-Mail:johnmore1967@yahoo.com
Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment. 1. by electronic transfer using Internet system.2. by Direct Telegraphic Wire Transfer . The Yahoo Fair London Lottery Licensed Operator shall keep all personal information you give us as strictly confidential and no personal information shall be made available to third parties, unless obliged to do so by law or legal process. 1. Full name...............................2. Country..................................3. Full Address.....................4. Mobile Number.................5. Country of Resident5. City.........................6. Occupation.............................7. Age......................7. Sex.................................8.Company name.9.your position in your Company. Congratulations once again.IT IS OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION THAT HEROES USUALLY EMERGE.
Regards,
Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy MartinsZonal Codinator, United KingdomAward Promotion.YAHOO FAIR LONDON. Copyright © 2006. The Yahoo Fair London Lottery Licensed Operator, London 2007. All rights herein are strictly reserved.

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