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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447031851109 (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.
  • johnmore@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "winner.wnnr20 winner.wnnr20" <winner.wnnr20@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:49:03 -0700
Subject: Dear Winners.


Dear Winners.



CONGRATULATIONS



We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just clouded annual final
draws of YAHOO <http://www.yahoo.com/> FAIR LONDON international programs.
You are therefore been approve to claim the sum of £850,000.00Eight Hundred
and Fifty Thousand POUNDS.)



Your E-mail address is one of 7 lucky Addresses that have won in the Weekly
Promotion.





PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM



Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Yahoo<http://www.yahoo.com/>Prize Award must be claimed thought their
Accredited Agents in South
Africa and United Kingdom Any prize not claimed would be forfeited. Stated
below are your identification numbers:



BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658

REFERENCE NUMBER: 2006234522

PIN: 1206

SECRET CODE:1976



These numbers fall within the SOUTH AFRICA Location file, you are requested
to contact our fiduciary agent in SOUTH AFRICA and send your winning
identification numbers to him, He is JOHN MORE Consortium.



Make sure that you call the African Claim Agent JOHN MORE

first and send him all your winning details through email.dont fail to
contact him through telephone and through email, it is very important that
you call him first be sure of your winning.



For further confirmation Please call Claim agent office at



SOURCE: INTRALOT S.A. media release

CONTACT: Financial Analysis & Investor Relations Manager.

SIR. JOHN MORE

Phone: +44703-185-1109

Fax : 44-870- 974-6825

Email: johnmore@rediffmail.com<http://us.mc516.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=johnmore@rediffmail.com>



You can as well contact us through our address in UNITED KINGDOM to confirm
if you are the real winner.



Our address and our ENGLAND contacts are below.



Address: 23 Bedford Row, High Osborn, London , WC1R 4EB , England / South
Africa Contact Person: Remark Walter/SIR JOHN MORE

E-Mail: johnmore@rediffmail.com<http://us.mc516.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=johnmore@rediffmail.com>


SIR. JOHN MORE

Phone: +44703-185-1109

Fax : 44-870- 974-6825



Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund
Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.



1. by electronic transfer using Internet system.

2. by Direct Telegraphic Wire Transfer.





The Yahoo Fair London Lottery Licensed Operator shall keep all personal
information you give us as strictly confidential and no personal information
shall be made available to third parties, unless obliged to do so by law or
legal process.



1. Full name...............................

2. Country..................................

3. Full Address ................

4. Mobile Number (.................

5. Country of Resident

5. City .........................

6. Occupation .............................

7. Age ......................

7. Sex .................................

8.Company name.

9. Your position in your Company.



Congratulations once again.

IT IS OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION THAT HEROES USUALLY EMERGE.





Regards,

Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy Martins

Zonal Coordinator, United Kingdom Award Promotion.

YAHOO FAIR LONDON

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