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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.
  • iisetrust2@cooperation.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Rivero Panucci" <iisetrust44@msn.com>
Reply-To: iisetrust2@cooperation.net
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 07:41:37 +0000
Subject: Confirmation Of Winning!

ITALY SUPER ENALOTTO
Salita della Spalliera,
4 - 38100 Trento (TN)
Italy.
Ref: IISE/05OXI/91
Batch: 12/25/0304

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
It is my sincere pleasure to announce to you the result of the draw of The
Italia Super Enalotto International program
Held on the 24th of November 2005 in Milan.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: 564 75600545-188 with Serial Number 5/91 drew
the lucky numbers: 4-18-41-52-79-82-39 , which
Subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of # 998,873.08
(Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand,
Eight Hundred and Seventy Three Euro) in cash.
This is from a total cash prize of # 1.6 million, Shared amongst the first
four (4)
lucky winners in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Western
Booklet representative office in
Italy as indicated in your play Coupon. In view of this, your #998,873.08
(Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Three
Euro)
would be released to you by the paying Bank.
Our Western agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
Release
of your funds as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from the World
Wide Web through A computer draw
system using e-mail addresses obtained from our Affiliate companies.
This promotion takes place annually.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
Confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to You
in whatever
manner you deem it fit to claim your prize. This
is Part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and Unwarranted abuse
of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary Agent:
Mr. Gianni Perez
The IISE Trust
Email: iisetrust2@cooperation.net
Provide him with the information below:

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. MaritalStatus:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of
Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your Reference/batch numbers in any correspondence with
our designated agent Or us.
Congratulations once more from all
members and staff of this program.
Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Rivero Panucci
IISE Zonal Coordinator

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