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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:

• 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.
  • infofl@winning.com

Fraud email example:

From: Rosario Antonie Cortes <freelotto@freeloto.com>
Reply-To: freelottowin@walla.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 03:37:41 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON THE LOTTERY DRAW FOR $1,000,000.00.


The Free Loteria Nacional Sp
Calle alberto 1-5a
28080 Madrid Branch,
Spain.
www.freelotto.com
Reference number: FLS/46 07 5 25 79


YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting
sweepstake held on 8th, October 2005. This is a millennium scientific
computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional
program aimed at encouraging internet users,therefore you do not need to
buy a ticket to enter for it. Your email address attached to ticket number
7,9,11,40,44,52, drew the lucky star numbers which consequently won
the draw in the Second category. You have been approve for the star
prize of One Million United States Dollars Only($1,000,000.00 USD).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive
your lump prize in your account.This is a protective measure to avoid
double claiming by people you may tell. Send your winning ticket
numbers, reference numbers amount won and your contact info for
processing of your winnings.Send details to Award winning department.

Claim's Agent.
Name:Mrs Isabella Luis Paulino Esq.
Email:infofl@winning.com
Fax:+34 940 464 677
Address: Calle 14 Avenida de America 24867
Madrid Spain.
CONTACT ISABELLA LUIS PAULINO SHE IS INCHARGE OF CLAIM PROCESSING.
All prizes must be claimed within three weeks.
NOTE: If you are under the age of 18, you are automatically disqualified
for this star prize.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Rosario Antonio Cortes.
............................................................................................................................................
The FreeLotto Awards is proudly sponsored by Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell
computers, Mckintoch and a conglomeration of other international IT
companies.The freelotto internet draw is held once in a year and is so
organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We
are proud to say that over 200 Million Dollars are won annually in more than

150 countries worldwide.

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