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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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 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.
  • oncecentre2007@mixmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: ONCE LOTTO <once@onceonce.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:45:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ONCE E-MAIL AWARD,CONGRATULATES YOU







ONCE LOTTO PROMO
Desk Of Approval/Game,
Gaming Board Department,

The ONCE email Gaming Board and all the staff of this great company are pleased to inform You that Your email address has won the online lottery draw held.The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed numbers and email addresses.






On behalf of the ONCE Lottery Board,we congratulate You for your email emerging the winner of this draw.Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and frequent questions that you may likely ask(HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST???HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???).The draw was done electronically with a random email device system,this is to enourage the use of internet.Your email address was attached to Reference Number(T25049-S38).This have Qualified You to Claim a Cash Prize Of Six millions euro(6.000,000.00 euros).





To file for your claim,contact the fiduciary agent by phone and email given below. By quoting your Reference number,your full name,address,Country,Telephone,mobile,fax number and occupation. .



ONCE NACIONAL CENTRE
MR.Alexander Gomez
TEL:0034 617 105 218


REPLY TO: oncecentre2007@mixmail.com


web site: http://loteria.com/once.php


N.B keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims

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