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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.
• 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.
  • +448704783396 (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.
  • jim.parsons266@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jim_parsons44@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Adams" <paul.adams4@bell.exchangetrial.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:56:41 -0500
Subject: We happily announce to you!!!!

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
>From Susan Davison
201 Clifton Road
LOSSIEMOUTH,
Moray shire IV31 6DJ
United Kingdom
email:jim.parsons266@gmail.com

>From the Continental Lottery Foundation, in assistance with the International Lottery Board of Commissions, We happily announce to you that you have won award of $320,000 at the London Payment Center!!!

TICKET NUMBER: 08-04-33-38-BL
SERIAL NUMBERS: 215-184-1418
DRAW DATE: 24TH JANUARY 2008.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 08-04-33-38-BL drew the lucky numbers: 05 32 44 45 50 01 07, which subsequently won you the lottery in Category 2D. Therefore you must contact the Claiming Agent Manager, JIM PARSONS @ +44703196498, +44703194818; FAX: +448704783396; Email:(jim_parsons44@yahoo.com).He will need to confirm everything we have on file to ensure that, there will be no set backs upon the release of these funds to you.

I want you to know that verification and confirmation of all of your payment documents have been sent to our affiliate company, The International Lottery Board of Commissions from our processing office. Also, be rest assured that your winning will be sent to you as( Bank ATM Card) which can be used in any ATM machines any where in the world. This will be issued from our paying bank here. Also note that your winnings will be by our processing-coordinators who has been evaluated by our legal department. This will leave you the true beneficiary of the won award under the Continental Lottery Foundation, and zoned under the London Tax Revenue Office.

Due to a mix up of some email addresses, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been fully processed , as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by participants.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program!!!

Note: Do not reply to this email! Contact your claiming agent above.

Sincerely,
Susan Davison


Online coordinator


NOTE: PLEASE KEEP THIS NOTICE IN YOUR PERSONAL FILES, FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE.



IV31 6DJ
United Kingdom

Correspondent Agent
Continental Lottery Foundation.

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