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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • santamgt@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <eupromotion@casinomail.com>
Reply-To: eupromotion@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:18:03 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON!!!


EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CALLE MOSTOLES 23C PISO 6G 28923 MADRID ESPANA
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD..
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
ATTENTION:AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of the EURO MILLION LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL held on the 10th of APRIL 2006.The results were released on
the 17th of APRIL,2006.Your email address was attached to ticket number
653-908-321-675 with serial number 345-790-241-671 that drew the lucky
numbers of 34-32-90-43-32, which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of payent of
Euros1,000,000.00(ONE MILLION EURO,ONLY) This is from 20,000.000.00 (TWENTY
MILLION EURO) in cash among the 20 participating finalist playing 6,000 full
tickets.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our Paying Bank and insured in your name.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
from public notice untill 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 .This programme is sponsored by EUROPEAN
UNION/BILL GATES and WORLD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION TO PROMOTE and ENAHNCE the use of SOFT WARE IN THE GOBAL WORLD.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, MR GEORGE PRATT on Telephone
number:0034-606-742-900 or email:santamgt@mixmail.com,with all your information provided that you are the user of this mail,either your country passport or any other identity.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks from the
day you receive this notification.Any claim not made before this date will
be returned to the EUROPEAN UNION MINISTRY OF FINANCE of such country. And
also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to your agent
because they are the companythat 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.

Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence
with us or your claim agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of
address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
A copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be
sent to you by your claim agent,MR GEORGE PRATT.
Once again CONGRATULATION 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,MARY KOBE

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