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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34620692135 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • wnsecurities@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • wincornixdorf@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CONTINENTAL EMAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM <continentalelp@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:48:01 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS E-MAIL LOTTERY WINNER



CONTINENTAL EMAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM
AVENIDA DE LA CRUZ 1 PISO 6G 28923
MADRID ESPAÑA.
DATE: OCTOBER, 2006.

FROM:
THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD...
BATCH: EGGS-404-019-333
REFERENCE:16/13/PWT


AWARD NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you on the release of the CONTINENTAL E-MAIL LOTTERY held on the 25th of august 2006.
The results was released on the 26th of august 2006. Your email address was attached to ticket number 686-055-075-435 with serial number 111-947-214 which drew lucky numbers 17-87-45-82-66 and won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump of 550,000.00(FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) cash credited to file with REF: N EGS/227/858/333 This is from 5,500,000 (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO) in cash among the 100 participants finalist playing 100 full tickets in which 10 winners were selected.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with Wincor Nixdorf Security Company and insured in your email address , we only have your e-mail address in our custody and also due to mix up of some numbers and e-mail addresses, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and claimed by you. We assure you that your full winning prize will be given to you .
This is part of our security protocol to avoid problems from participants as it has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names and screened to 100 e-mails which participated in final lottery from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa .
This programme is sponsored by INTERNET EXPLORER / WORLD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION TO PROMOTE and ENHANCE the use of SOFT WARE IN THE GOBAL WORLD. We hope your lucky e-mail address will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent,

DR Goldman Wales
wnsecurities@netscape.net 0r wincornixdorf@excite.com
Telephone number: 0034-620-692-135 ,
Wincor Nixdorf Service and Consultancy

You are required to present your information of identity to show you are the user of this email address and whom to claim this award, either your country passport, drivers license or any other valid identity is required please contact your security company in charge for full procedures on how to claim your award
.
Remember, all winnings must be processed not later than two weeks from the day you receive this notification.
Any requirement not met before this date,funds will be returned to the CONTINENTAL LOTTERY .

Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers ( BATCH: EGGS-404-019-333 REFERENCE: 16/13/PWT) in every of your response to your claim agent. Further more, should there be any change of address, inform your claim agent as soon as possible.A copy of your lucky winning ticket and all other informations will be sent to you by your claim agent when your award has been processed and transferred , Your claims agent is DR Goldman Wales.
Once again from all members of our staff CONGRATULATIONS for being a part of our International promotions program.
NOTE:winners below eighteen years ( -18yrs ) are disqualified from this programme.

We wish you good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MRS,JOANNA YUDA

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