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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim 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.
  • agentsilverrose@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Proff.Carlo Caligaris <granbingolottoma@wanadoo.es>
Reply-To: granbingo@wanadoo.es
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:12:50 +0200
Subject: BINGO PROMOTION



GRANBINGO LOTTO
IN CONJUCTION WITH ITALIAN LOTTERY BOARD.
Lotteria Commissione
VIA MADAMA CRISTINA 47- 00153, MILAN ITALY.
FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF. NO. GRA-PIVA/2551256005/06.
BATCH NO. 007501306.
ATTN. THE PRESIDENT/CEO,
RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the 06th day of May, 2006 results of the SUPERENALOTTO ITALIAN SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS held on the 10th April 2006. Your company E-mail & private E-mail attached to the ticket number 0251146992-750 with serial number 2113-06 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-19-26-34-48 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have there been approved for a lump sum pay of US$986,451.00 ( NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY). In cash credited to file ref. NO GRA-PIVA/2551256005/06. this is from the total cash prize of US$18,261,980.00. (EIGHTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY US DOLLARS ONLY). This sum was shared among the thirty one private E-mail & International companies' E-mail winners in this category. CONGRATULATION.
Your fund is now deposited with the finance company and insured in your company name, due to mixed up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep this award a top secret form public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your designated account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system draw from 25,000 companies' names from Asia, America, Australia, Africa, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and Middle East, as part of our International promotions programs.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent, MRS SILVER ROSE, E-mail agentsilverrose@gawab.com for the processing and remittance of your money to a designated account of your choice. Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 21st of June 2006. After this date, all funds will be returned to the MINISTERO DELLA ECONOMIA E FINANZA as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with us or your claim official. Further more should you have any change of address or questions do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotion program.
Yours sincerely,

Proff. Carlo Caligaris.
Vice President

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