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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:
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto wins" <uk-national-lotto@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:52:57 +0000
Subject: FRANK BOWER


EURO LEAGUE PROMO
INTERNATIONAL
12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP UK
UNITED KINGDOM
REF NUMBER: 014/060/532
BATCH NUMBER: 762901-PCD03
Email: fblotto2005@walla.com
TEL +44702305811


Attention: Lucky Winner

Congratulations!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today January 6th, 2006 of
winners of the EURO LEAGUE PROMO 2006 held on the January 2nd, 2006.
The major sponsors of the Euro league Sport contributed funds for the Euro
League Promo. These include Adidas, Hyundai, Fuji Film, Master Card,
Gillette, Coca cola, Continental, Toshiba, McDonalds, Emirates Airline and a
host of others.

Your email address attached to ticket number 275224-65896-6453; with serial
number 3772-554 drew the lucky numbers, and consequently emerged as one of
the winners under 1st category. You have therefore been approved of a Prize
of Five Hundred Thousand Pound (£500,000.00) credited to file REF NO. REF
NUMBER: 014/060/532. This is from total prize money of Ten Million Pounds
shared among the Twenty International Winners in 1st-3rd category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part
of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

We ask that you keep this award strictly confidential until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to you. To receive your claim, please
contact your claim officer:

MR. FRANK BOWER
Officer In Charge
Email: fblotto2005@walla.com

All prize money must be claimed in ten working days. After this date, all
funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences
with your agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, email, telephone
number does inform your claims agent within 24 hours.
Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED. Please include
your private telephone and fax numbers while replying.
Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.


MR FRANK BOWER
The Coordinator
Euro League Promo
Email: fblotto2005@walla.com
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Confidentiality Notice:
This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are private and confidential
and are solely for the use of the addressee. It may contain material, which
is legally privileged. If you are not the addressee or the person
responsible for delivering to the addressee, be advised that you have
received this e-mail or files in error and that any use of it is strictly
prohibited

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