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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • assetcapitalbank@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • customerdepartment@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: inseriti.posta@email.it
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:01:31 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!


EURO AFRO ASIA INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT.
23 SQUARE WEST RIVEROLO ROMA ITALY,
FROM: THE DIRECTOR OF E.A.A.D INTERNATIONAL/ PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

ATTN:WINNER,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the held on the 15/1/2006. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 653164251591-6011 with serial number
7321410,batch number 7151085135,lottery ref number 6376527711 and drew lucky
numbers 4-9-17-36-44-78 which consequently won in the 1st category, you ave
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of $1,500,000.00 (One
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system draw from over
40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all
over the world.
This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted
and sponsored by Association of software producers. we hope with part of
your winning,you will take part in our next year €20 million international
lottery.
For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact our
Paying Bank immediately.
ASSET CAPITAL TRUST BANK, ROMA ITALY.
CONTACT PERSON:MR.PALO DANIELS(A.C.T.B)
TEL: + 39-346-015-4363
FAX: + 39 101 740 4192
EMAIL:assetcapitalbank@aim.com
Or :customerdepartment@excite.com
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 25th. of July 2006.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery
information and numbers from the public in line with our company security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
unscrupulous individuals.
Should there be any change of address do inform our Fiducial Agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Silvia Amstrong ,
Lottery Coordinator
E.A.A.D International Prize Award Department Italy.
Note: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to Disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact our paying
Bank.
©2006 Italian National Lottery. All rights reserved.

Anti-fraud resources:

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