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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 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.
  • trustconsultancy@starspath.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?BONO_LOTO_(MADRID_ESPA=D1A)_<bonolottery@starspath.com>?=
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:48:50 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?q?AWARD_NOTIFICATION_(E-MAIL_SELECTION_19_TH_OCT_MADRID_ESPA=D1A)?=


FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
C/DON JAIME 1Nº11
50.553ZARAGOZA, ESPAÑA.
WEB:www.bonolotoonline.com
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD..
BATCH: BFS/15/076/YTSL. REFERENCE: WLIH/25761/ILGI0500/95

CONGRATULATIONS!
This is to inform you of the release of the BONOLOTTERY held on the
17th OF OCTOBER 2005, and results were released on
the 19TH OF OCTOBER 2005.Your email addres was attached to ticket number
095-12846037-19 with serial number 81991-1 that drew the lucky
numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in
the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
of 1.600.000.00 Euros ( ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS )in
cash credited to file with REF: Nº.BON/32621167014/03.This is from a
total cash prize of Euros 48,000,000.00 shared among the thirty
international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Your fund is now secured and insured in your EMAIL ADDRESS. Due to mix up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public
notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to
your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it
has happened in the past.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America,
Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program.We
hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the
subsequent programs.To begin your lottery claims, please contact your
claims agent below
MR, DON PEDRO
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS
MEGA TRUST CONSULTANCY
MADRID SPAIN
E-Mail: mega-trustconsultancy@starspath.com
TeL:0034-657-324-020
Fax:0034-657-324-020
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 4TH OF
NOVEMBER 2005.Claims that are not made before the above date will be
returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be
informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION
COMPANY S,A.) Because they are the company that bought your ticket and
played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 10% will be remitted
after you have received your winnings prize because the money is
insured in your name already. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claim agent.
send to your agent your Telephone & Fax number, your full name and
residential address including your international passport or other
valid identification proof. The processing of your payment will start
immediately and your agent must send you fund processing form,which you must complete and return to them. Furthermore, should there be any change of address,please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. A copy of your lucky Prize winning certificate andinsurance
will be sent to you by your claim agent prior to the transfer of your fund by our paying bank,
CONGRATULATION!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank
you for being a part of our International promotions program. we wish
you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MRS. MONICA FERNADEZ

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