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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +447031870046 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27837529224 (South Africa, 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.
  • battorneys@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mattorneys@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK National Lottery <t_allan54@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 07:33:19 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION



From: Mrs. Teresa Allan
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom.
Phone/Fax: +44-703-187-0046.
Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05
Batch No. Lotto 6/49

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs held on Sat March 10 2007, in 1a, Bexon Court Carlton Nottingham shire NG4 1SQ Essex United Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: B956475604545 100, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers 9 18 28 37 42 49 with a bonus Number 24 for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of bi-weekly six.

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-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned!

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/05. This is from a total cash prize of $1100, 000, 00 Million dollars, shared amongst the 2nd category of bi-weekly three lucky winners (134) in this category Worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon, this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept confidential to avoid double claiming which leads to cancellation of your prize if it occur.

In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa through our in South Africa agent as soon as you contact him with your
winning information.

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding Afro Agents in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, below are their contact details:

B-M Attorneys/Solicitors.
Contact person: Bar. Benard Martisen (Esq.).
Tel: +27-83-752-9224.
Fax: +27-11-507-5744.
Email: battorneys@hotmail.com


Alternatives email: mattorneys@hotmail.com

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications quote your reference numbers and batch numbers in all correspondences. Should there be any change of address do inform your agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

Mr. Richard Watson
UK Zonal Secretary General.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
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