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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:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • jmwinters_claimsoffices@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: The E-Lottery Company <amancoll300@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jmwinters_claimsoffices@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:13:38 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING PRIZE NOTIFICATION



E-LOTTERY RESULTS NOVEMBER 2007
THE E-LOTTERY COMPANYUNITED KINGDOM OFFICEHOUSE 2468 SIR MORGAN WRIGHT AVENUELONDON. E7 9LWUNITED KINGDOM.Email Ticket Number: EL754/22/76Lottery Code Number: EL09622UKRef Number: EL/04/736207147/UK
AWARD WINNING PRIZENOTIFICATION
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (#1 ) of the E-Lottery(International Electronic Draw) programmes held on the 17th of November2007. Your email address, attached to ticket number EL754/22/76, withref number EL/04/736207147/UK , and consequently won the lottery in the3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a charity bonus ofFive Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling's i.e.(£500,000.00) in cash credited to file TICKET NO.EL754/22/76 and REFNO.EL/04/736207147/UK. This is from total prize money of £5,000,000shared among the Ten international winners in this category.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly fromWorld Wide Web sites each from Canada , Australia , United States ,Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of ourinternational promotions program which is conducted annually, throughinternational electronic draw system and extracted from over 125,600unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place yearly. In view of this, your Five HundredThousand Great British Pounds Sterling's (£500,000.00) would bereleased to you by any of our payment offices in England. Our claimsofficer will immediately commence the process to facilitate the releaseof your funds as soon as you contact him or her. For security reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till yourclaims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of ourprecautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse ofthis program. Please be warned.
To file for your claims, please contact our claims officer:
MR. JAMES WINTERCLAIMS OFFICERTHE E-LOTTERY COMPANYUNITED KINGDOM OFFICEEmail: jmwinters_claimsoffices@yahoo.co.uk
For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account ofyour choice. Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 21working days, After this date, All unclaimed funds will be returned tothe E-LOTTERY, you should contact your claims officer about theclaimant procedures, send your fax and telephone to your claimsofficer, this will enable his office to send the claims applicationform (A4) to you the Beneficiary. Please note, in order to avoidunnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote yourreference number and batch numbers all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform your claims officer.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
MRS. AMANDA COLLINS PROMOTION MANAGERTHE E-LOTTERY COMPANYUNITED KINGDOM OFFICE

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