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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.
• 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.
  • abbytrust@tangana.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Annabel Muller" <a_muller3@virgilio.it>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:31:18 +0400
Subject: EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
WINNERS/PRIZE AWARD
NOTIFICATION.
AVENUE DE TERVUEREN 35/37 B-1040 BRUXELLES.

Ref. Number: 213/4356/66
Batch ID: 13/5260/nl
Pin Number: 100 768 5437

Dear Winner

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the EURO
STAKES (EUL) LOTTERY euro lottery programs held on the 15th of Dec,
2005.This promotional program takes place every winter(Yearly)
with participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world, the lottery sponsored by leading Software Companies in
Europe and America inpromoting awareness and patronage of their software
packages.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 0767--45363763--254 with
serial number 2015--05 drew lucky numbers 44-5647-567 which consequently won
in the 3rd category. You have thereforebeen
approved for a lump sum pay of 1,500,000.00 euros(One Million Five hundred
thousand euros)in cash credited to your file with the Ref. Number:
DH/4167/05 and Batch Number: 13/5260/nl.

This is from a total cash prize of 18.000.000.00(Eighteen million Euros)
shared among the Twelve international winners in this category. Due to mix
up of some numbers and names we ask that youkeep your winning information
confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted
to you.

This is part of our security protocol in order to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. We hope with part of
your winning you will take part in our next year 36 million euro
international lottery.

To file for your claims please contact our financial agent with your
details as required below this message;

Name: Mr ALEKSI ALONZO
International Remmittance/Credit unit
Facility Management Region
(Abbey Trust Finance and Securities) Amsterdam,
Netherlands.
TEL:00-31-622-003-361
FAX: 00-31-84-729-0451
Email: abbytrust@tangana.com

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 5th of Jan, 2006
thereafter all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please
note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications endevour to
quote your Pin numbers in all first correspondence. Furthermore, should
there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!! Once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Annabel Muller,

Lottery Co-ordinator.
Administrative/Customer
Service. eurodraws2005

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