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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • goldfirm_intl@zwallet.com

Fraud email example:

From: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT <notoffice@netscape.net>
Reply-To: goldfirm_intl@zwallet.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:16:13 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!


FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
DATE:05/01/2006.
notoffice@netscape.com

AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the final release today, 28 of December
2005,of the ELGORDO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 21 December, 2005.Your email address was attached to ticket number 025114-64992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 23-24-34-39-40-42, which consequently won the lottery in the De 6 category.

You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of 3.131.702,47
EUROS
( Three Million one hundered and Thirty one Thousand, seven Hundred and Two Euros
Fourty-Seven Cents) in cash credit to the file REF: LP/26510460037/04. This is from a total prize of 11,199,430.00 EUROS shared among the seventeen (5) International winners in theirrespective categories.

CONGRATULATION!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a paying bank, we ask thatyou keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claim application or unwarranted taking advantageof this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 250,000 emailaddresses from Australia, USA, Africa, Europe, Asia ,NewZealand, Middle-East andSouth-North America. As part of our international promotionsprogram, which we conduct twice in a year.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our 2006 high
stake of 20Million Euros International Lottery.

To beg in your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim

agent, MR. David Gomez, (Foreign Service Manager) for processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.

Mr.David Gomez Tel: +34680847161 Fax:+34940467592 +34940467593
Email: goldfirm_intl@zwallet.com

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 20th of
January,2006.After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember toquote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence
with your claim agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claim
agent as soon as possible. Please remember to ask for your prize claim
certificate.

Congratulation again from all member of our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.

Best regards,

MRS. ANA SANCHEZ.

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