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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:
  • "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)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • custservices007@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dvdweddingplanner.com" <dvdweddi@web011.ahp01.lax.affinity.com>
Reply-To: custservices007@aim.com
Date:
Subject: YOUR CHRISTMAS LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION!!

Attention!!!=0D
=0D
Our records show that you haven=92t come forward to claim the =93Grazia=
=0D
Mille=94 prize of One Million United States Dollars. The deadline date =
is =0D
fast approaching and if we do not receive your claim immediately we =0D
will =0D
move to cancel your prize without further notice.=0D
=0D
Merry Christmas!=0D
=0D
Christmas is just around the corner and just like everybody else we at =
=0D
Lotto Natale love to get in to the Christmas spirit, and this year we =0D
have all the more reason to celebrate for it is our 10th anniversary =0D
this December, and to celebrate we are launching our first =0D
international =0D
program, The =93Grazia Mille=94 promotion With this program we intend t=
o =0D
make this Christmas exceptionally special for ten winners and all the =0D
more =0D
memorable by giving you a chance to get One Million United States =0D
Dollars!=0D
=0D
Yes, $1, 000, 000, 00.=0D
=0D
With the introduction of new types of games and the ushering in of =0D
on-line technology and with the permits issued under EU law to EU =0D
countries =0D
to compete for concessions to run games in Italy and on the internet, =0D
we are launching our first online international program called: =93Graz=
ia =0D
Mille=94 What better time to join the internet gaming than with our 10t=
h =0D
anniversary. In this program in place of tickets or numbers in the =0D
ballots we use e-mail addresses and from the draw of the =93Grazia Mill=
e=94 =0D
program that took place on the 2nd of December 2006, your e-mail =0D
address =0D
coupled with claim code 925/PEK/011-04/06 came up as the winner of One =
=0D
Million United States Dollars in this promotion.=0D
=0D
All winnings must be claimed not later than the 25th of December 2006.=0D
All entries must adhere to the =93Grazia Mille=94 Terms and conditions =
=0D
stated in our official page.=0D
This program is strictly for international participants and all Italian=
=0D
residents are exempt from participation.=0D
To view the terms click on this link: =0D
http://winterms.8m.com/index.html or paste it in your browser.=0D
=0D
As authorized payment agents, we are required by law to disburse the =0D
prizes to the correct recipients and we must verify that you have the =0D
correct claim code and being that an email address is not an accepted =0D
signature of identification; your personal details must be registered =0D
to =0D
the claim information before we can payout the prize. Lotto Natale has =
=0D
assigned an accredited agent to assist you in processing your claim:=0D
=0D
Paulo Bartelli=0D
Email: custservices007@aim.com=0D
=0D
Contact your processing agent to file for your claim with the following=
=0D
information:=0D
=0D
=0D
=0D
Name:=0D
Claim Code:=0D
Tel:=0D
Country:=0D
Not providing the above mentioned requirement when replying can lead to=
=0D
disqualification. =0D
=0D
=0D
=0D
Management.=0D
Lotto Natale. =0D
Milan,=0D
Italy =0D
=0D
NOTICE: If you wish to be taken out of this list do not reply to this =
=0D
mail, reply to the agent with the words remove. If you are not the =0D
intended recipient, you must not, directly or indirectly, use, =0D
disclose, =0D
distribute, print or copy any part of this message. If you believe you=
=0D
have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies of=
=0D
it from your system and notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail. =
=0D
Thank you.=0D

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