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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34620692135 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • infowinnixdorf@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CONTINENTAL EMAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM <continentalelp@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 11:24:49 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS OVER YOUR WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS


CONTINENTAL EMAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM
AVENIDA DE LA CRUZ 1 PISO 6G 28923
MADRID ESPAÑA.
DATE: MAY 16TH, 2006.

FROM:
THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD...
BATCH: EGGS-404-019-333
REFERENCE:16/13/PWT


AWARD NOTIFICATION.

We happily announce to you on the release of the CONTINENTAL E-MAIL LOTTERY held on the 20th of APRIL 2006.The results was released on the 27th of APRIL 2006. Your email address was attached to ticket number 686-055-075-435 with serial number 111-947-214 that drew the lucky numbers of 17-87-45-82-66, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump of 550,000.00(FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) cash credited to file with REF: N EGS/227/858/333 This is from 5,500,000 (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO) in cash among the 100 participants finalist playing 100 full tickets in which 10 winners was selected.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with Wincor Nixdorf Service and Consultancy and insured in your email address ,due to the fact that we only have your e-mail address in our custody and also due to mix up of some numbers and e-mail addresses, We assure you that your full winning price will be given to you, no individual or organisation has the legal right to deduct or add to you award otherwise legal actions will be taken .You must receive your full award of five hundred and fifty thousand euros as processed by your security company.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid problems from participants as it has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names and screened to 100 e-mails which participated in final lottery from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa .
This programme is sponsored by INTERNET EXPLORER / WORLD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION TO PROMOTE and ENHANCE the use of SOFT WARE IN THE GOBAL WORLD.

ELIGIBILITY:
Your paticipation for this online lottery was selected from your EMAIL DOMAIN and your Email address luckily won the a raffle ticket that entered you for the this raffle draw which has just been released
This promotion is offered electronically via the Internet and is open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries.
Principals and employees of the Contiental Lottery Promos and its respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.

CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners. To begin your claim, you are to fill the ( VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM) below and send it to the under listed licensed and accredited Fiduciary agent via E-mail for the processing of your prize awards winning. He is responsible for the processing of your winnings.

NOTE: ALL MAILS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE FIDUCIARY AGENT.
DR Goldman Wales
infowinnixdorf@netscape.net
Telephone number: 0034-620-692-135 ,
Wincor Nixdorf Service and Consultancy

You are required to present your information of identity to show you are the user of this email address and whom to claim award, either your country passport or any other valid identity is required.
Remember, all winnings must be processed not later than two weeks from the day you receive this notification.
Any requirement not met before this date,funds will be returned to the EUROPEAN UNION MINISTRY OF FINANCE HEADQUATERS. Also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to the security company because they are the company assigned by the Continental Email Lottery Board to process your winnings to you.From your winnings, 10% you must remit after you have received your winning prize because the money is insured in your e-mail address and can not be removed.
Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers ( BATCH: EGGS-404-019-333 REFERENCE: 16/13/PWT) in every of your response to your claim agent. Further more, should there be any change of address, inform your claim agent as soon as possible.A copy of your lucky winning ticket and all other informations will be sent to you by your claim agent when your award has been processed and transferred , Your claims agent is DR Goldman Wales.

VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA
Full Name:
Address:
Country.:
Telephone No:
Email Address:
Gender.:
Date Of Birth.:
Marital Status.:
Nationality.:
Religion.:
Occupation.:
Address:
Fax No.:

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number:
Refrence Number:

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process,therefore your winning must be claimed not later than one month from the day you receive this notification. Failure to claim your winning within this time frame will lead to total loss of your winning prize and shall be added to next winning draws.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.

(b) Due to our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators,you are advised to keep your winning details of this award personal/confidential till your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to you,as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this

Congratulations once again from the members of staff of THE CONTINENTAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
MRS,JOANNA YUDA


Online coordinator for THE CONTINENTAL LOTTERY
International Program.

Confidentiality Notice:

Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it,is/are confidential and is/are intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,distribution,copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law(s).
Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of CONTINENTAL LOTTERY and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by CONTINENTAL LOTTERY finance and insurance when addressed to concern finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).

THE CONTINENTAL LOTTERY PROGRAM
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