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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• 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.
  • +447024099479 (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.
  • lee.gallis@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:42:49 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! WINNING NOTIFICATION




From: Mrs. Marry Jones

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court CarltonNottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ EssexUnited KingdomCustomer Service: 580 NCA 85914

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/08Batch: 12/27/Du34/08

CONGRATULATIONS!!! WINNING NOTIFICATION
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Attn Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on 13th October 2008 in Essex United Kingdom. Your E-mail address attired to ticket number: B9564 75604545 775 with! Serial number 97543 drew the winning numbers:

Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category? You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £820.000.00 GBP (Eight Hundred & Twenty Thousand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KSDC /9060118408/07. This is from a total cash prize of £105,060.000.00 GBP (One Hundred And Five Million Sixty Thousand Pounds Sterling) shared amongst the first One Hundred And Three (103) lucky winners in this category world-wide Europe, Africa, Asia and America.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Euro booklet representative office in London as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £820.000.00 GBP(Eight Hundred & Twenty Thousand Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by Barclays Bank Of London.

Our Europe Agent in London will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Yahoo/Hotmail on line Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 63 ,000,00 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please Contact our corresponding Agent in London immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Le Gallis & Luce ( Esq.)Solicitors, Advocate and Notary Public

6 Hill Street St Helier Jersey CI JE4 8YX

E-MAIL: lee.gallis@hotmail.com
Tel/Fax: +44 702 409 9479

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To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,




Mr. Richard Paul

United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

Mrs. Marry Jones.United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.Thank you for your Co-operation

Material Copyright © 2008 The Lottery Co. Ltd. The Lottery Company and lottery.co.uk is in no way affiliated with, associated with or approved or endorsed by Camelot Group plc or The National Lottery Commissiom

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