419 scam: "Mrs Linda Green"<mrslindagreen011@yahoo.com.hk> RE: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "drharryburt@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447035923132 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448701207133 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Linda Green" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrslindagreen01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:11:48 +0100
Subject: RE: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!!!!

FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION,
ROYAL MAGIC E-MAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM
VIA MARTIN LUNIMA STREET,
FLINT, A541.
LIVER POOL.
UNITED KINGDOM.

INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTO PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH NO: RMELP/FP/1209/00067/002
REF. No: RMELP/SP/37239/80327/662

WINNING NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you of the release of the ROYAL MAGIC E-MAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 23rd of June, 2012 and the results released on the 27th of June, 2012.
Your email address attached to Ticket No:00586 with Serial No 558902 drew the lucky numbers of 41-22-010-245-45-922 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file REF. No: MELP/ZP/5679/59827/760. This is from a total cash prize of 23.7million Britain Pounds shared among several international lucky winners in the premium, 1st, 2nd and 3rd categories respectively. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 350,000 companies, and 25,000,000 individual e-mail addresses all over the world.To begin your lottery claim, do contact the Director of Wnnings with the information below:

DR. Harrison Burter
DIRECTOR OF WINNINGS
ROYAL MAGIC E-MAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM
Tel: +44-703-5923-132
FAX: +44-870-1207-133
EMAIL: drharryburt@w.cn

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than three weeks after the receipt of this e-mail. After this period all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications do remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do not hesitate inform your Director of Winnings as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

NOTE: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Green
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION

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