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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447045776215 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447075187907 (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.
  • samsung@go.gamecocks.com
  • electronics_samsung@national-champs.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Samsung Electronics ." <electronics_samsung@National-Champs.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:23:32 +1000
Subject: NOTICE...








SAMSUNG DE LOTTERIA
INTERNET EXTRA AWARD PROGRAM),
U.K OFFICE.ENGLAND.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT.
HART STREET 34,WALSALL.WS1 3PE
WEST MIDLAND, LONDON.
Ref: EGS/2251256003/02 .
Batch: 14/0017/1PD .

WINNING NOTIFICATION
The board of directors and entire member of staff of the
SAMSUNG DE LOTTERIA wishes to inform you of the result
of the (Email Address Ballot)online Sweepstakes
international program held at the British Headquarters.

Your email account have been picked as a winner of Six
Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling (£600,000.00) in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total
sum of Four Million, Two hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling
(£4,200,000.00) shared ;amongst seven winners. This
results for 5Th may, 2007 is now released to you today and
your email address attached to ticket number: 56475600545
188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers
- 01- 02- 04 - 38 - 42-43- and bonus ball - 23- in the
Lotto, participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and
individual email address users.

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a
hardcover insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we advice that you keep this award from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the
general public.Be advice to keep your winning information
conf idential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program. For the release of your winning, kindly
contact your claims supervisory officer at

********************************************************************************************

The Samsung Lotteria Head Quarters,
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
HART STREET 34,WALSALL.WS1 3PE
WEST MIDLAND, LONDON.
Payment Release Order Department
Contact Person:Dr Brian Wallace
Tel: +44 704-577-6215)
Fax:+44-707-518-7907
Email:samsung@Go.Gamecocks.com
Email:electronics_samsung@National-Champs.com
********************************************************************************************

You are therefore advised to give the following
information to the fiduciary Dr Brian Wallace via email:
Email:electronics_samsung@National-Champs.com
1. Full Names:_______________________________
2. Adress:___________________________________
3. Country:__________________________________
4. Tel and fax number:_______________________
5. Occupation:_______________________________
6. Email Address:____________________________
7. Age:______________________________________


Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank
you for being part of our email account users program.

Your s Sincerely,
Mrs. Litza Martinez,Executive (International
Sweepstakes).Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman(Manager
Foreign Operations), Mr.Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager
Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams(Director
International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra
Murphy(Executive), Mr.Michael Cole (Executive), Mr.
Stephen Boer (Chairman).


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