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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")
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "reyes alexander" <reyes_058@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:36:07 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE


EUROPE ELGORDO
SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL
MADRID SPAIN.
ATTENTION:
AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,10TH OCTOBER, 2005 of winners of the EUROPE ELGORDO
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 16TH
SEPTEMBER, 2005.
Your email address is attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew
the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
US$1,000,000:00
(one million united states of america dollars)
in cash credited to file REF NO. EESW/25041238013/03.
This is from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00 shared
among the
seventeen international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from a collation of frequent internet
users from all over the world from Australia, New Zealand,
America,
Europe, North America,Africa, middle east and Asia as part
of
International Promotions Program, which is conducted
bia-annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security company
insured in your name. Due to the mix 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 account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please you are to provide the below
details to
this commission via email to :

Mr COLLINS ANDERSON, FOREIGN
SERVICE MANAGER,
MADRID SPAIN,
e-mail:{claimsverificationdept@msn.com}.

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to
a designated
account of your choice and to enable the speedy evaluation
and
processing of your winnings. we advice that you adhere
strictly to procedures, to avoid any disqualifications
and
subsequent cancelation

1. Your full names
2. Your full home address
3. Direct telephone/fax numbers
4. Occupation / age
5. Next of kin
6. Amount won
7. Lottery date


The above detailed information will be absolutely
neccessary for the processing of your payment cheques,
drafts or wire transfers.
Please note that this winning is valid for THREE WEEKS
and failure to issue claims after this period will
automatically void your payment. Remember to quote
your ticket number, serial number and lucky number in your
future
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change
of your
address, do inform your claim agent as soon as
possible. Congratulations once again from all our staff
and thank
you for being part of our promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Alexanderia Reyes
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of
any of our winners will result to disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS
Mrs Alexanderia Reyes
PROMOTION MANAGER
EUROPE ELGORDO PROMO LOTTERY COMPANY
MADRID SPAIN
-----------------------------------------
Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this message, and
any attachments, may contain confidential and/or privileged material.
It is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is
addressed. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or taking of any
action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other
than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in
error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any
computer.
Note relative la:
confidentialit : L'information contenue dans ce message, ainsi que
dans toute pice jointe, peut comporter des renseignements
confidentiels et/ou privilgis. Le message est rserv exclusivement la
personne physique ou morale laquelle il est adress. Il est interdit
quiconque n'est pas le destinataire vis d'examiner, de retransmettre
ou de diffuser ce message, ou de prendre quelque mesure que ce soit
sur la foi des renseignements qui y figurent. Si vous avez reu ce
message par erreur, veuillez communiquer avec l'expditeur et
supprimer
le document de tout ordinateur





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