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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:
  • "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.
  • martins_harrison@hotmail.co.uk
  • privatecontact2005@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "PETER KINGS" <promotioncompany001@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:18:25 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

Goalden Gate lottery
Spain/ UK
Email: promotioncompany@msn.com
Tele/fax: 44 7031947189

FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR

CLAIM FILE NUMBER: EG/008045160027.APL/30

BATCH NUMBER: 100000488



RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE



We are pleased to inform you today, 14th day of October 2005, of the release
of the NICON LOTTERY NTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Held on the 31st August 2005. Your
email attached to the ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 with serial number
2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-16-21-34-36, which consequently won the
lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump Sum
Pay of $1million united states dollars In Cash Credited To File REF NO:
EG/008045160027.JUN/05.



This Is From A Total Cash Prize of $25,756.820.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ONLY)
Shared Among eleven International winners In This Category. CONGRATULATIONS!



Your fund is now deposited with investment chartered bank UK insured to your
email, due to mixed up of Some numbers and names we ask that you keep this
award top secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account as this is part of our protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this program by
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 25,000 names from Europe, America, Asia, Australian and
Africa as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct
twice every year. We hope with a part of your prize you will take part in
our next high stake USD 1 .3 BILLION INTERNATIONAL. LOTTERY.



To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent, MR MARTINS HARRISON
the Foreign Service manager of INVESTMENT CHARTERED BANK UK. On TEL: 44
7040122779 Email: martins_Harrison@hotmail.co.uk or
privatecontact2005@hotmail.com for processing and remittance of your prize
money to your designated account. Remember all prize money must be claimed
not latter than 30TH of October 2005. After this date, all funds will be
returned to the Ministerio De economic Hacienda as unclaimed.



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence
with us or your agent, furthermore, should there be any change of address,
Do notify your claims agent as soon as possible.



Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being
a part of our promotion program.



Sincerely,

Mr. Peter king Thomas

Managing Director


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