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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 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)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • "attorneys " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447031849031 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Euro-Afro Lotter <euro-afrolotter88@msn.com>
Reply-To: <knywilliams6@live.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:40:03 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION



From: MR FRANK JAWARA AND MRS PATRICIA NKOMO
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34
TEL+ 44- 703 184 9053
Fax:+44-773-1313-554



CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION


My Dear

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 2th DECEMBER 2008. in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:06/13/17/23/32/43, which subse quently won you the lot tery in the 2nd category. Y ou have therefore been a p pr o ved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in United Kingdom as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars)would be released to you by A.B.S.A BANK SOUTH AFRICAN .

Our United Kingdom agent 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 Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies. This promotion takes place annually .

For security reason s, you are advised to ke e p y o ur winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to cla im 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 United Kingdom immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

Name: MR KNY WILLIAMS
Legal Attorneys No 25 Tower bulding carton bellon president town United Kingdom

Tel Line: + 44- 703- 184- 9031

E-mail: knywilliams6@live.com
E-mail: knywilliams05@live.com
E-mail: knywilliams07@live.com

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 27th MARCH 2009. 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 p art of our promotional lottery prog ram. As soon as you are in contact wit h our agent, please k e e p us i nformed.

Sincerely,

Mr. FRANK JAWARA : AND MRS PATRICIA NKOMO

TEL+ 44- 703 184 9053
Fax:+4 4-773-1313-554

U nited King dom Zonal Co-coordinator.

Mr. Alexandra Davis
United Kingdo m zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation.

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