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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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +22547030350 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a 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.
  • alex_adams210@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <alex_adams210@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:21:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL LONDON LOTTERY INC.

INTERNATIONAL LONDON LOTTERY INC.

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: COTE D'IVOIRE


THE LONDON LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF N・: EGS/475061725
BATCH NO : 7056490900/08


Dear Beneficiary,


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE! CONGRATULATIONS!

The National Cote d'lvoire Lottery Incorporated wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Australia held on1st of may 2008. Your email account have been picked as a winner of {$1.00000.00} ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.

This result is now released to you on 9th of may 2008. your email address was attached in the B Category. All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners. Your lucky number is Ball number(11) Ball number(13)
Ball number(26) Ball number(34) Ball number(44) Ball number(48) and Bonus Ball number(02)

Be advised to keep your winning information confidential {VERY SECRET} until your claims has 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 by fraudulent and scammers. All winning must be claimed
not later than 25th of may 2008. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to Cote d'lvoire inc as unclaimed.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.You are therefore advised to contact your Claim Officer in our regional claims center in Africa, Cote d'lvoire Lottery where your winning balloting numbers fall
for payment.

AGENT NAME: Dr DAVID WILLIAMS
TEL: +225 47 03 03 50
EMAIL: alex_adams210@yahoo.co.jp

For the processing and remittance of your winning prize fund immediately. Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of our email account users programme.


Yours Sincerely,

Mrs ALICE HENRY
Executive(Cote D'Ivoire Lottery Inc).
Executive Co-ordinator( Cote D'Ivoire Lottery Inc).



Past winners round the world with full of excitment


sponsored by:
Cote D'Ivoire Prime Minister,
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).VICE PRESIDENT






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