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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: BONOLOTTO LOTTERY. <win_2006@123mail.cl>
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:03:50 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION 2006.


FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD


AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the final release today, 7 of october ,2006, of the BONOLOTTO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 5th, october 2006.Your email address was attached to ticket number 6-8-10-18-19-20. with serial number 4-42.which drew the lucky number which consequently won the lottery in the category 1A.

You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of € 1.119.020,85
( one million one hundred and ninety thousand twenty euro eighty five cents.) in cash credited to the file REF: LP/26510460037/05. This is from a total prize of €4,199,430.00 EUROS shared among the five (5)International winners in their respective categories.

CONGRATULATION!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a paying bank,and we ask that
you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your bank account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claim application or unwarranted taking advantage of
this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 250,000 email addresses from Australia, USA, Africa, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle-East and South-North America. As part of our international promotions program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our 2006 end of the year high stakes of €10 Million Euros International Lottery.

To beg in your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim agent,MR.JERRY LOPEZ (Foreign Service Manager of GLOBAL NETWORK SERVICES) for processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated bank account of your choice.
MR.JERRY LOPEZ
Email: jerrylopez_agent@message.com

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks from the date of receiving this notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with your claim agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate as soon as all conditions of claim are met as your claim agent will let you know some of these conditions that will meet to enable you to claim your prize.

Congratulation again from all member of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Best regards,
MRS. MARIA SANCHEZ.

YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE ( jerrylopez_agent@message.com) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. FILE NUMBER:.........................................................
2. BATCH NUMBER:.....................................................
3. REFERENCE NUMBER:............................................
4. WINNING NUMBER:..................................................
5. CATEGORY:.............................................................
6. AMOUNT WON:........................................................
7a. FULL NAME:(MR/MRS)...........................................
b. TEL AND FAX NUMBER:...........................................
8. CITY/COUNTRY:.......................................................
9. ADDRESS:..............................................................
10. OCCUPATION........................................................
11. POSITION :............................................................
12. DATE OF BIRTH:...................................................
13. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:..................................

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