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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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 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.
  • smithmathewpusky@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IOC AWARDS DEPARTMENT" <olympicawards@mobimail.mn>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:53:38 +0300
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


Dear Lucky Winner

FROM: OLYMPIC LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INT. PROMOTIONS AND PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
IOC

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS


Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First
Category draws of EMAIL LOTTERY organised by International Olympic Committee
(IOC). We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the
First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held
on 5th. July 2008 and results are being officially announced today.



Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
50,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,North &
South America, Asia, Australi a, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of
the Promotions for the forth coming OLYMPICS 2008 holding in China. Your
e-mail address, attached to ticket number 675432890044/376, with serial
number 2200-33 drew the lucky numbers 1-0-11-44-03-22 and consequently won
in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
One million ($1,000,000.00) dollars, which is the winning payout for
Category A winners. This is from the total prize money from US$5,000,000.00
shared among the 5 winners in this category.


Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to
avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the
entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process
of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account. Note that a special invitation shall be sent to you to attend
the Olympic games.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants / non participants of this program.


Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. To
file for your claim, please contact your claims agent.


Mr. Pusky Smith Mathew
Olympia 45, 10722,
ATHENS, GREECE.

D/LINE: +30 699 674 2746
FAX: +30 211 268 6801
Email: smithmathewpusky@yahoo.com<http://us.mc501.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=smithmathewpusky@yahoo.com>


NOTE:
For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and Batch
numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent. REFERENCE NO:GPINT/7980/4376/06 BATCH NO: 33/904/G3K


Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions
program. See you at the Olympic Games


Sincerely Yours,

Mr.James Akubia.
INTE RNATIONAL PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR.

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