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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +34616585652 (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.
  • netequitysec2005@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: ALICE MARIA DIETWIGHT <lottonetaward2005@casino.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:13:23 +0200
Subject: LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE NUMBER:LLI/M12/9401/9271.
BATCH NUMBER:14215/71732/AB/SLP.
14/10/05

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the long awaited recently released
result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 1st of
May,2005 in commemoration of the workers day celebration
http://flag.blackened.net/daver/anarchism/mayday.html YOUR
EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to ticket number:612-430-11-19 with serial number IV
241872.drew lucky numbers 701-9211-511,which consequently won in the 2nd
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
425,000.00 Euros. (FOUR HUNDRED&TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND EUROS ONLY)already
insured in your favour.

This is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft wares and to
enlighten and promote the wide spread usage of the internet within the
global world,under the able sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard Bill
Gates,Sultan of Brunei,together with the USA,AUSTRALIA& a few members of the
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC STATES, being powered by http://lottostrategies.com./
This is our second and last reminder to you with every believe that you
received the last notification sent to you via the same email address
last month as the management will not continue to send you another
notice/reminder over your winning if you do not respond immediately to your
claims.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We strongly advise that you strictly keep your winning information
confidential due to mix up of some numbers and names until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol and diversed new measures to
avoid the duplicating and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants and unscrupulous personals/establishment.

Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and
frequently questions that you may likely ask(HOW DID I ENTER THIS
CONTEST???HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???).
Please note that all email address/names registered with different and
various websites/pages in the internet were selected through a
computerized ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over
100,000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00(INDIVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL)
Email Addresses and names from all over the world,where your own EMAIL
ADDRESS happens to have been luckily selected under the second category(B)
to have attracted this winnings.

This promotional program takes place once in every three years in
conjunction with international governmental policies under very strict
regulatory laws within the world lottery association in the bid to strive
towards a world without poverty in which every person can exercise his or
her right to a life of dignity and to equally establish themselves and
help create room for useful and gainful employment through the
fund/prize you are been awarded.

We hope that you will equally ultilise your prize winnings fund in an
innovation,support,promote,meaningfully and gainfully reputation scheme
in your lifes,government and people.

To file in and collect your claims for this prize winning award, please
quickly contact only and directly our nominated fiducial/accredited
agent,who is to personally act as your TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT: DR RUFUS
KLINESMAN.(for)
NETWORKING EQUITY CONSULTANT&SECURITIES
EMAIL:netequitysec2005@netscape.net TELEPHONE NUMBER: 0034-616-585-652.

Remember, all winning must be claimed before and not later than(20TH
OCTOBER,2005).After this date all unclaimed funds stands the risk of
being retrieved back into the treasury and perhaps included in the next
stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications
always remember to quote your REFERENCE&BATCH NUMBERS in all
correspondence to your nominated and acredited trustees claims agent and ensure to
comply with every detailed directives.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a
lucky winner in our international promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,

ALICE MARIA DIETWIGHT(Mrs).
Regional President/Lottery Coordinator.
http://www.lottonet.com/
CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended
only for the addressee of the email address holder who is to immediately
report directly and only to the claims agent.Any unauthorized use or
disclosure is strictly prohibited.Disclosure of this e-mail to anyone
other than the intended addressee does not constitute waiver of privilege.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify us
immediately and delete this. Thank you for your cooperation.

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