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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united state dollars" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +8613427993400 (China, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DUBAI INT\\'L FINANCE CENTRE" <d.eldon@difc-online.cn.mn>
Reply-To: barrackwang1@live.com
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:01:17 +0000
Subject: Re: U.A.E CLAIMS NOTIFICATION.

MARKETPLACE MIDDLE EAST UNDER
DIFC/ DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER
(YOUR GATEWAY TO GROWTH), AND MTN MIDDLE EAST NETWORK
IN COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
PO Box 702101, Dubai Media City - United Arab Emirates
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM.

PROMOTION OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of the DIFC/ DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER (YOUR GATEWAY
TO GROWTH), AND MTN MIDDLE EAST NETWORK In Collaboration with INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION LOTTERY PROGRAM PROMOTION. Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won $950, 000.00(Nine Hundred and fifty Thousand United State Dollars) each on the MARKETPLACE MIDDLE EAST UNDER DIFC/ DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER PROMO dated as stated above.

This is from the total price of $20 million United State Dollars shared among the 20 lucky winners. You are therefore approved for a lump payment of $950, 000.00(Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State Dollars) you have also won two free flight tickets and a hotel accommodations in any five stars hotel in Dubai However, the results were released today and your email attached to Ticket Number (971-221-8756) with Reference Number (FSLWA-6545-ES92R) and Insurance Number (MM001A12-543E343CN) was among the winners. The online draws were conducted by a Random Selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 290,600 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer (TOPAZ and ITU) search from the internet. Henceforth, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

This Lottery is approved by the MARKETPLACE MIDDLE EAST UNDER DIFC/ DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER Game Board and also Licensed by the International Association of Game Regulators (IAGRs).This lottery is logistic and strategic way to promote our market expansion worldwide thus, we intend to sensitize the public.As indicated by the computerized selection machine, your lucky winning number falls within our Asia Booklet Representative Office in HONG KONG/CHINA as showed in the coupon. In other to claim your $950,000.00 prize, which has been deposited in a nominated bank with your email address that won you the prize, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion Manager of THE MARKETPLACE MIDDLE EAST UNDER DIFC/ DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER LOTTERY PROMOTION for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where the total amount of $950, 000.00 has already been deposited in
your favor.

NAME:.......................
AGE:...........................
SEX:...............................
ADDRESS:(RESIDENT ADDRESS ONLY)......
EMAIL:.......................
PHONE:..............................
OCCUPATION:......................
AMOUNT:......................
COUNTRY:..... .................

Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER WITH THE ADDRESS BELOW:

Certificate Promotion manager
Mr.Barrack Wang
barrackwang1@live.com
Phone: +86-1-342-799-3400

For security reasons, you are to keep all the lotto information confidential especially your ticket number and ballot number. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. *Staff of MARKETPLACE MIDDLE EAST UNDER DIFC/ DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER are not to partake in this Lottery. Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,

MR David Eldon
(CHAIRMAN DIFC/ MARKETPLACE MIDDLE EAST)
His Excellency Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman
(Acting Director General/Ex-Officio Governor,DIFC)
Prince Sheikh Salaiman bin Hamad al-Khalifa
( president,MME)

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