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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • euromlottery@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • emlclaimsagent@iwon.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Euro=20Million=20e-Lottery=20Promo?= <euromlottery@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 09:57:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Euro Millions e-Lottery Promo


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: euromlottery@yahoo.co.uk

Euro Millions e-Lottery Promo

Virtual World Direct Ltd

VWD Member Support

Commodore House

51 Conway Road

Colwyn Bay LL29 7AW

United Kingdom



Attn Dear Winner,


Ref: EML/jn1/04/06

Batch: 05/06/wa34


This is to notify you of your winning in the Euro Millions e-Lottery Promo International programs held on the 1st of May 2006. Which your email address attached to the ticket number: 8740 with serial Number: 2659/64 drew the lucky number 3-1-174,which subsequently won you the lottery in the first category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file eml/23456/06. This is from a total cash prize of US$ 30,000,000 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first thirty (30) lucky winners in this category.


All participants were selected randomly from World wide Website through computer ballot system extracted from over 1,000,000 companies and individuals. In view of this, your US$1,000,000.00 (One million, United States Dollars) would be released to you by our redemption centers.


Our agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact her.


For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information’s confidentially till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you redeem 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!


We the Euro Millions e-Lottery Promo Jackpot are hereby informing you that this is will be our last and final notification to you, so you are advice to contact your claims agent for the claim of your prize.


To file your claims, please contact our agent:


Mr. Fredrick Smith

Email: emlclaimsagent@iwon.com

Tel: 447040101171

Fax: 44703040175

E-Lottery Universal Trust Inc.


Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 10days of receiving this notification. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.


To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.


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


NOTE: that you are to send your response to the claims agent via: - emlclaimsagent@iwon.com for the processing of your claim.


Sincerely,

Mrs. Victoria Houston

Public Relations Officer

Euro Millions e-Lottery promo.


http://www.virtualworlddirect.com/vwdguest/default.asp?mov=true


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Copyright © 2002-2006 Virtual World Direct LTD. All rights reserved.

E-Lottery is not connected with or approved by either Camelot Group PLC or The National Lottery Commission or the Operators of the Euro Millions e-Lottery Promo.

- Euro Million e-Lottery Promo

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