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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:

• 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.
  • +447024076789 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • 447005964510processing12@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Patricia Hope" <canadian-2009@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 01:09:03 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON,



Canadian Lottery (Lotto lore)Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court CarltonNottingham shire NG4 1SQ EssexUnited Kingdom http/www.lottolore.com29th September 2007Winning notification Dear Winner,We happily announce to you the result of the National Lotto 6/49 lottery draws held on Sat, September 15, 2007 , in Essex United Kingdom and Ontario , Canada . All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mail addresses. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 7560 4545 100 with serial number 046560 drew the winning numbers 3-8-16-20-24-25 a bonus #23 You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000 in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04. Please note that your lucky winning numbers fall within our African booklet representative office in Nigeria as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$820,000 would be released to you by an accredited Central Bank in Africa .Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact their office. For proper registration and documentation of files in your name as the true winner of the fund US$820,000 you are requested to contact the co operate Head Security Bureau before details of the paying agency will be sent to you for receiving your fund. Contact: Mr. Perry ThornHead Security BureauThe Co-operate head officeCanadian Lottery (Lotto lore)Phone: +447024076789Fax: +447005964510processing12@yahoo.com
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