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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:

• 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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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.
  • picolotto12@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "pl\.award" <pl.award@bol.com.br>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:35:46 -0300
Subject: "THIS IS OUR LAST WINNING NOTIFICATION"


HEAD OFFICE
PORTUGAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
RUA DE SAO BERNARD 33 1249-082 LISBON ,
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:HWS/1990034/06
BATCH:2005/2006/PICO
WINNING NOTIFICATION
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

We are very pleased to inform y ou about the release of the PORTUGAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AWARD HELD ON THE 6th of jan 2006,your
name attached to Ticket number:: 001356.with Serial number 941OYI/04 drew the lucky numbers:01/10/11/18/19/46 ,which consequently won the lottery in the 10TH category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of USD$1.5MILLION in cash credited to file HWS/1000145662.This is from a total cash
prize of USD$15MILLION shared among the ten international lucky winners in this category.

Furthermore,your lucky winning number falls within our EUROPEAN booklet representative office in LONDON UK,as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this,your USD$1.500,000.00[ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
Dollars]would be released to you by PAYING BODY LONDON CONGRATULATION.Your fund has been therefore deposited with THE BANK IN LONDON in your
name from where it would be released to your nominated bank account.
Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep this a top secret from the public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your account as this is part of the security protocalls to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of
this programs by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 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.

To begin your claim,you should first acknowledge receipt of this notification by contacting me for directions on how to begin your claims.
Endevour to include the following:,

1,Full recent contact address with your name,
2,Telephone/fax numbers Your Bank account details where you want this
fund transfered to while replying this notificati on.

As soon as you confirm receipt of this notification,you shall be advised/directed on how to contact the paying bank for processing and
remittance of your fund to your nominated bank account. By our affiliated body in LONDON.

Remember,all winning must be claim not later than TWO WEEKS AND AFTER THIS DATE ALL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED to the parental body.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence.Furthermore, should there be any change of address,do inform our affiliated body in LONDON as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program.Reply to the email of our affiliated
body in LONDON for your cash payment AND MAKE A COPY OF YOUR EMAIL TO US FOR CONFIRMATION AND RECORDS.

Name:PETER COOL
Email:picolotto12@latinmail.com
YOU ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT HIM FOR YOU WINNING. ALL CERTIFICATE HAS
BEEN FORWARDED TO THEM FOR THE FINAL RELEASE. HE WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE
BANK FOR YOUR WINNING FUND.

Name:PETER COOL
Email:picolotto12@latinmail.com

Sincerely Yours
MRS RITA DAVIDS
MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT

Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be
Portugal prommotion Lottery addresses, but are not from The portugal Lottery.

PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO : CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:
picolotto12@latinmail.com
YOU WILL VIEW THE PICTURE OF OUR LAST WINNERS OF THE PORTUGAL LOTTERY PROMOTION AWARD

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