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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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.
  • ernesto.bonino@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: RUOTA DI ROMA <inforuota.diroma@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:50:31 GMT
Subject: Check with your agent.


SUPERENALOTTO

You have won,

With the introduction of new types of games, with the ushering in of on-l=
ine technology and with the permits issued under EU law to EU countries t=
o compete for concessions to run games in Italy and on the internet, we a=
re launching our first international program:

=93Ruota di Roma=94 (Wheel of Rome)

We are running a program where instead of bought tickets and numbers in t=
he ballots we use email addresses. All contestants were selected through =
a computer ballot system drawn from email addresses taken from all over t=
he world. You have received this message from SuperenaLotto prize dept. b=
ecause you have visited one of our sponsored sites and have voluntarily g=
iven your email address to receive mails from their sponsors.

=46rom the results of the Wheel of Rome draw that took place on the 4th o=
f August 2006. Your E-mail address has come up as one of the winners; you=
have therefore won the sum of One Million United States Dollars
(US $1,000,000, 00). This is from a total cash prize of Ten Million Unite=
d States Dollars (USD$10,000,000.00) shared amongst Ten Lucky Winners in =
the Category A+.


This cash prize must be claimed not later than the 24th of August 2006. A=
fter this date all unclaimed prizes will be declared void. Claimants must=
be over 20 years of age. All entries must adhere to the =93Ruota di Roma=
=94 (Wheel of Rome) Terms and conditions stated in our official page. You=
will receive the terms and conditions when you file for your claim.


You must complete the claim process to get the prize, contact your proces=
sing agent to file for your claim under reference number:
MMB/08-IL1131/06.
Mr. Ernesto Bonino.
Email: ernesto.bonino@yahoo.it

You are to quote your winning reference number when responding.

Finally, we call on you to make sure that you save a copy of this mail be=
cause you might be called upon to produce it at anytime.
Congratulations from all of us at Superenalotto and thank you for being p=
art of our promotional program.


Management.
Superenalotto.
Via Allesio di Tocqueville 13-20154
Milano, Italy

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