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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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 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.
  • infoeurotrust203@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: QUEENS LOTTORIA <queenspromotion1@aim.com>
Reply-To: infoeurotrust203@aim.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:44:05 +0200
Subject: Notification For Prize!!!


QUEENS LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS

*********************************************************************
CALLE DUQUE DE MEDINACELI, 2-7 20862
MADRID - ESPA=D1A.
**********************************************************************

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR FIRST CATEGORY DRAWS.

After a successful completion of the first category
draws of QUEENS-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS.

You have emerged as one of the winners of the
QUEENS-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our
promotional draws.

Participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from America,
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,
and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.

*********************************************************************
You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET NUMBER:ZX3-MC9-61SDP
SERIAL NUMBER:FOW-BVC-VVBAA
LUCKY NUMBER:MSI-2EW-ASQ30G
REFERENCE NUMBER: FOP-DIP2-B
BATCH NUMBER:GYX23-CRT212-COR
*********************************************************************
As a category (A) winner, you have been selected by
computer balloting system where only email addresses
are soughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses
drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer
ballot of our International Promotions Program
consequently won in the first Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
920,000.00EUROS.

for first categories winners Which is the winning payout
this is from the total prize money of
7,360,000.00Euros shared among the
Eight international winners in the FIRST categories.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You have to contact the (File/Claim Officer)
for immediate remittance your E-mail address won the lucky number.
To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until the entire process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account.

This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program required by the
(QUEENS-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL).

We also wish to bring to your notice our next End of Year
(2008) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning
up to 13 million Euros; We hope that with a part of
your prize you will participate.

To begin your claims process of your winning prize,
please contact your claims agent through e-mail or telephone,fax
immedaitely you received this notification
for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.

*********************************************************************
File/Claim Officer
MR.ALBERTO LUIS CRUZ.
EURO TRUST FINANCE & SECURITY
REMMITTANCE/CREDIT DEPARTMENT
CALLE FUELABRADA DE QUEQUEK, 5-5 20762
MADRID - ESPA=D1A.

TEL: 00-34-634-052-809
FAX: 00-34-91-791-5259
EMAIL:infoeurotrust203@aim.com

**********************************************************************

Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than June 15th 2008 after this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.

You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation
and processing of your winnings.


Your full names:

Your full office/home address:

Your full telephone/fax numbers:

TICKET NUMBER:

SERIAL NUMBER:

LUCKY NUMBER:

REFERENCE NUMBER:

BATCH NUMBER:

The above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file
in your claims.

We advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.

Congratulations once again from all staffs of
(QUEENS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)
thank you for being part of our promotions program.


THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
QUEENS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Sincerely Your's,
Ms.Darcy Connors.

N.B.Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.


Please do not reply to this mail
Contact your claims agent.

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