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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.
  • santaluciaoffice@netscape.net
  • winlottoconsult@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL 2006 <euromillionlotow@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:24:18 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON


EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:

RE:WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro Millions Lottery International Winners E-mail programs held on the 20TH OF APRIL and result where released on the 15TH OF MAY 2006. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241-671 drew lucky star numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.000.000.00 Euro.(One Million Euros)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep your winning information (Ref/Batch )confidential from the public until your claims has been processed and your winning remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world as part of International " E-Mail” Promotions Program.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Bill Gates, the Co-Founder of Microsoft, the world's largest software company in order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe.
This promotional program takes place once in three years we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year 50 Millions Euro International Lottery.
To begin your claim , you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and credited claim agent for Overseas lottery winners as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winning for the processing of your award and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
CLAIMS AGENT,
DR.THOMAS BLATT & CO. LEGAL/SOLICITOR,
SANTA LUCIA SECURITY COMAPNAY ESPANA.
Email: santaluciaoffice@netscape.net OR winlottoconsult@netscape.net
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks after this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake of program without further notice
Congratulation once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Florance A.Jose.
Director /Lottery Co-ordinator.
N.B:
1.Your Ref/batch number must be in all your mails with the claims
officer.

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