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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.GODWIN IDA" <officemail22@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: BWCOLUK_2007@LIVE.COM
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:19:36 +0100
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION.


THE HEAD,LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
CENTRE,13TH SITE HOUSE,WBCS,P0Q,6EE, LONDON .
CODE: 004144/1/6/$7.23
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION.

CONGRATULATIONS, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE WON ON EMAIL
THE ANNUAL GLOBAL LIBERTY LOTTERY (LOTTO) INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM
(GLLIPP) HELD IN LONDON ON 1ST MAY, 2008. A GLOBAL EMAIL RANDOM ACCESS
SELECTION SHOT VIA INTERNET, GENERATED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS RELATED TO THE
FOLLOWING :

1. 27522465896-532
2. SERIAL NUMBER 652-662
3. BATCH NUMBER AT-040-SB06-05
4. LOTTERY REF. NUMBER OSL/653/029/05
ALL DREW LUCKY NUMBERS 7-14-18-23-31-45 WHICH WON ON THE 3RD CATEGORY
USA $ 723,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE THOUSAND USA DOLLARS) YOUR
TICKET, SERIAL, BATCH, LOTTERY REF NUMBER ,WILL BE CONFIDENTIALLY INCLUDED
IN YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL - TAKE NOTE.

THIS PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM TAKES PLACE ANNUALLY, PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY
EMINENT PERSONALITIES - AND OTHER CORPORATE BODIES / ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS
TO ENCOURAGE LIFE AND ENSURE OPORTUNITIES VIA THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND
COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE .

FOR SECURITY PURPOSE AND CLARITY, WE ADVISE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING
INFORMATION'S CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIMS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED. THIS IS
PART OF GLLIPP SECURITY SYSTEM TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE
OF THIS PROGRAM BY SCAM IMPOSTORS.

PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS, REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR LUCKY
NUMBERS AND BATCH NUMBERS IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE
BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESSES DO INFORM OUR AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
APPLY FOR YOUR PRIZE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE PROCESSED
WITHIN THE TIME OF CLAIM.
TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT OUR CLEARANCE OFFICER
IN BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA TO ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR PAYMENT PROCEDURES.
REMEMBER, ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 27TH OF JUNE, 2008.
AFTER THIS DATE ALL UNCLAIMED FUNDS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT STAKE.

BELOW IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION TO OUR CLEARANCE OFFICE IN BENIN REPUBLIC
WEST AFRICA. APPLY FOR YOUR PRIZE PAYMENT PROCEDURES WITH YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION'S AS LISTED:

1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS/ COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.
2. A COPY OF YOUR ID CARD OR PASSPORT PAGE - (OPTIONAL)
3. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
4. YOUR AGE / OCCUPATION.
BELOW IS BWCOB CONTACT:
BRITISH WINNING CONTROL OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC- BWCOB.
EMAIL; BWCOLUK_2007@LIVE.COM
CONTACT PERSON: MR.GODWIN IDA
AUDITOR: BWCOB.

BEST REGARDS FROM BOARD
GLLIPP - GLOBAL ONLINE LOTTERY.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE.
GOOD LUCK.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
REV. FOUNTAIN STEVE - FOR LWNCL.
ONLINE COORDINATOR - GLOBAL ONLINE LOTTERY
SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.

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