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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:
  • "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.
  • johnmore2008@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:42:58 -0800
Subject: Dear Winners.


*Dear Winners.*

*CONGRATULATIONS ***

*We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just clouded annual
final draws of***

*YAHOO FAIR **LONDON** international programs. You are therefore been
approve to claim the sum of $B!r(B850,000.00Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand
POUNDS.) *

*You're-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.YahooPrize Award must be claimed thought their Accredited Agents in 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 United kingdom 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 United kingdom 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*
*EMAIL:johnmore2008@hotmail.com<http://us.mc516.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=johnmore2008@hotmail.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**, and WCLR 4EB, **
ENGLAND** **London** Contact Person: Remark Walter/SIR JOHN MORE*

*E-Mail:* johnmore2008@hotmail.com<http://us.mc516.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=johnmore2008@hotmail.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 TELEGRAPHICWIRE 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. You can fill this information below *

*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. $B!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D(B *

*9. Your position in your Company$B!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D(B.*

*Congratulations once again.*

*IT IS OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION THAT HEROES USUALLY EMERGE.*

*Regards, *

*Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy Martins*

*Zonal Coordinator, **UNITED KINGDOM** AWARDPROMOTION.*

*YAHOO FAIR **LONDON*

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