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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • donanthonyeric@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "don anthony eric meyer" <donanthonyeric@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:32:57 +0100
Subject: info


€uromillones Lotería International
C/ Cordoba, 28003 Madrid, España. DATE: 17th November, 2005
TEL: 0034 645 217 486

FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPT.
REF Nº: ELI/07062000/05
BATCH Nº: 10/1967/MASA

Dear Esteemed Winner Ref No: ELI/07062000/05,

AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the released result of the €UROMILLONES INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 29th October 2005, organized by our marketing department to promote and encourage international participation in our winter high stake. This prize is awarded solely to the person whose reference is written above.

Among the 129 participating finalist playing 6000 full ticket in the third series, from a pool of €5,600,000.00 (Five Million Six Hundred Thousand Euro), your name attached to ticket number 5-51-070809-434 with track number 404027724084 drew the lucky numbers 07-18-26-27-31-34. This consequently won the lottery prize in that category. We happily welcome you as one of our new customers and beneficiaries.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €990,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credited to file REF No: ELI/07062000/05. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a consultancy firm insured to your name, and they are responsible for handling and remittance of won prizes until the funds are accurately disbursed. We advise that you keep your reference number confidential until your claim has been processed and your fund remitted to your nominated account or cheque delivered at your designated address via diplomatic courier service as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants or non participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct thrice yearly. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of year HIGHSTAKE €50 Million International Lottery.

Since we don't deal directly with the public, to begin your claim, this notice will be forwarded to our licensed European Agency, please contact your agent/legal consultant; DON ANTHONY ERIK MEYER. (Foreign Operations, Mapro Bonita Esq) on Tel: 0034 659156477 for processing and remittance of your prize money via bank or by cheque.

Our credit department has recently notified me that over the past one month there was no Winner/Release Order Form submitted, Due to the failed efforts to communicate with you or the Agency taking care of your ticket/winning. Please note that the deadline for this notice is the 10th of December 2005. Non-compliance within this time period may result in disqualification and insured prize returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

Three Certificates are to be issued to you by the Local Government Tax Authority, Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Interior to back up your winning. Your agent will direct you further on the administrative requirement to enable the bank release your fund to your choice destination

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference numbers in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Enclosed is a Release Order Form which must be completed and sent by fax to your claims agent on fax number 0034 911414363 ,E-mail:- donanthonyeric@yahoo.com

You are strongly advised to keep your prize-winning notice confidential until your claim has been confirmed.


This will be our final notice.

Yours truly,




CRISTBAL NAVARRO
Vice President

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