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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • +34685582828 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • foreign_remitanceunit@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: "RAINBOW NET LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMM." <rainbownet@o2.pl>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:22:55 +0200
Subject: Re:Award Winning Final Notification.





RAINBOW NET LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMM.
C/PINTO EL CASTELLON ,213 MADRID - ESPANA.
TEL/FAX: 0034 696 026 500
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: GLI/JRP 7510676/E1

BATCH:PUG 32956SE/4TR
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.



We are pleased to inform you of the announcement,of winners of RAINBOW NET LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES held on 17TH September,2005. Your name is attached to ticket number 01-11-15-29-with serial number-0187654 drew the lucky numbers 3-11-20-24-37-44, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of ? €310,000.00 (Three Hundred And Ten Thousand Euros Only) in cash credited to file Ref:No:GLI/JRP 7510676/E1.



This is from total prize money of ? €1,860,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred And Sixty Thousand Euros Zero Cents Only)shared among the Six international winners in this category.CONGRATULATION !!.

Your fund is now deposited with our corrsponding finance company insured to your name. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.



All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individuals email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place once every year.This lottery was promoted by some software corporation to compensate some few individuals with website and email addresses. After the Microsoft anti-various incident on august 2003.

However, you have automatically qualified to take part in our end of year ?1.9Billion International lottery Program.CONGRATULATIONS!!!



To begin the claim 0f your winning prize,you Should contact: DON RAUL A.GOMEZ.(+34
685 582 828 ) MANAGER FOR( FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT), Email: foreign_remitanceunit@yahoo.es or foreign_remittanceunit@walla.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 22nd of October 2005. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

Accept our warmenst felicitation and congratulations as we wait on your swift revert back to your designated fiducial Agent for guidance on the procedures of claims and payment.



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondences with us or your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions programme.



Sincerely,



CARLOS FERNANDO.

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