419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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 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.
- marathonpetroleumaward@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Marathon" <marathonnpetroleum@centrum.sk>
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:11:39 +0200
Subject: SELAMAT! ANDA WON 2010 PENERIMA MARATHON PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL
AWARD TAHUNAN

Â Â Marathon International Petroleum Indonesia Limited
Office Park Building Jalan T.B.Â No. 41
Jakarta 12550 - Indonesia
website:http://www.marathon.com
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Our ref: Lucky Number: TX0148192583.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MARATHON INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM SWEEPSTAKES
Dear Winner,

Ini adalah pengingat surat kami sebelumnya, kami dengan senang hati mengumumkan. Di atas Eksplorasi dan Produksi Perusahaan tim dan mengucapkan selamat kepada Anda, Kami ingin memberitahukan Anda bahwa Anda telah dipilih oleh dewan penyantun sebagai salah satu penerima akhir dari kas Hibah / Donasi untuk Anda pribadi, pendidikan, dan pengembangan bisnis , untuk merayakan ulang tahun kita program. Marathon / KPNC Eksplorasi dan Produksi bersama-sama dengan Komunitas Ekonomi Negara Afrika Barat (ECOWAS), Organisasi Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (PBB) dan Uni Eropa (UE) dari Indonesia.
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Kami telah disetujui untuk pembayaran lumsum sebesar DUA JUTA LIMA ratus ribu dolar HANYA (($ 2,500,000.00) secara tunai dikreditkan ke file Pin Nomor: CHT141419651307, Serial Number CHTX5073-11, Lucky Numbers TX0148192583.We sangat senang untuk memberitahu Anda hari ini dari hasil pemenang Maraton / KPNC Eksplorasi dan Produksi Perusahaan dan pertama dari jenisnya yang pernah diadakan tahun ini di Jakarta-Indonesia.
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Catatan: Semua alamat penerima email dipilih secara acak dari lebih dari 100.000 situs internet dari stasiun BBM atau faktur kas mini mart toko di sekitar daerah Anda di mana Anda mungkin telah membeli sesuatu dari. Ketahuilah bahwa MEREKA PENJUALAN TIKET NO. Anda diminta untuk mengisi informasi Anda di bawah ini, dan email ke Sekretaris Eksekutif kami di bawah ini untuk dokumentasi kualifikasi dan pemrosesan klaim Anda. Silakan berusaha untuk penawaran Anda nomor Kualifikasi (JKT-222-6747, JKT-900-56) dalam semua diskusi untuk kita:
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Rilis DAN BENTUK DANA VERIFIKASI
1. Nama lengkap:
2. Alamat:
3.Sex:
4.Age:
5.Marital Status:
6.Occupation:
7.Telephone Nomor:
8.Country:
9.Winning alamat e-mail:
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Klaim Agen:
Kontak Agen fidusia kami:
DR NGIT Miran
Email: marathonpetroleumaward@gmail.com
(Koordinator Lottery / Direktur)
JAKARTA-INDONESIA
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NB: Setiap pelanggaran kerahasiaan pada pihak pemenang akan mengakibatkan diskualifikasi. Copyright Â© 1999-2010 Tim Lottery Inc, All rights reserved. Syarat Layanan-Pedoman

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Informasi yang terdapat dalam email ini bersifat rahasia. Hal ini dimaksudkan hanya untuk nama penerima. Jika Anda menerima email serupa disebut silahkan immediatelyto memberitahu pengirim dan tidak menyalin atau mendistribusikan isi kepada orang lain selain penerima yang dimaksud.Â Ucapan SelamatMarathon International PetroleumÂ

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