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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:
  • ",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 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.
  • +447045776332 (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.
  • gray_hunt14@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3agray_hunt14@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Manchester United Fc" <munitedaward@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:13:19 +0100
Subject: READ THIS: MANCHESTER UNITED AWARD NOTIFICATION


MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
MANCHESTER UNITED AVENUE OLD TRAFORD
MANCHESTER CITY. SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM .

MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB 100TH ANNIVERSARY.



Congratulations to all our Fans out there in our Outstanding lifting
of the two trophies (UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE)
in this regard we the Official owners of the Manchester United Club London
would like to inform you of the release of email balloting held on the
3rd July 2008 By MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB on it's 100th
anniversary and the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
TROPHIES.

For the Second time ever MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB have decided to
celebrate it's 100th anniversary by awarding GBP500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLINGS). Each to 7 lucky winners who were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users
from over 30,000.00 companies and 5,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world.


However, the results were released on 5th July, 2008. And your email
was among the 7 Lucky winners who won GP 500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLINGS) each on the 100th anniversary of the
MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB, and your email was attached to ticket
number
RR38844240 and ballot number 00147.



In other to claim your GBP500,000.00(FIVE HUNDRED BRITISH POUNDS
STERLINGS) prize winning, You will have to fill the form below and send it
back to the Promotion manager of this football club for verification and
endorsement.


NAME:.......................?
AGE:........................?
SEX:........................?
MARITAL
STATU...............?
ADDRESS:....................?
PHONE:......................?
OCCUPATION:.................?
COMPANY:....................?
COUNTRY:....................?
RELIGION:...................?



Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately
to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund
from the designated Bank. Contact our Promotion manager in UK because
these Ballot draw was conducted in UK.



The computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft was conducted in UK
that is why you will contact the promotion manager with his details to
enable him inform you the next step to get your winning!!!



CONTACT NAME:- MR. GRAY HUNT (PROMOTIONAL MANAGER)
CITY/ COUNTRY: ENGLAND ( MANCHESTER UNITED ).


Name: MR. GRAY HUNT
Phone # : +447045776332.
E MAIL:gray_hunt14@yahoo.com <MAIL%3Agray_hunt14@yahoo.com>



Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.



This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use
of
the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
Information
that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure.

If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any
dissemination,
distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.



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


Yours in service,
Rose Adams .Esq. [P.R.O]

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