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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.
  • smithsandra2005@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mark1966" <mark1966@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:18:30 -0600
Subject: You_Won!


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD

DEPARTMENT,REF: EFL/04/736207152/NL

ATTN: AWARD WINNER.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement

today,june 24,of winners of the EUROPE LOTTO

Bv/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on july 28th, 2005. Your

e-mail address attachedd to ticket number

EFL754/22/76,EuropelottoBV code number:EFL09622NL drew the

lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-42, and consequently won in

2nd category .Note that No tickets

were sold,all participants in this lottery

program have been selected randomly through a

computer ballot system drawn from over 25,000

addresses individuals and companies from all search

engines and web sites. This promotional program takes

place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by

eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill

Gates of microsoft inc and other corporate

organisations. This is to encourage the use of the

internet and computers worldwide.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay

out of 5,000,000.00EURO(FIVE MILLION) in cash credited

to file REF NO. REF: EFL/04/736207152/NL This is from

total prize money shared among the fifteen

international winners in the 2nd category

CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a

Finance and Security House and insured in your name.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask

that you keep this award strictly from public notice

until your claim has been processed and your money

remitted to your account. This is part of our

security protocol to avoid double claiming or

unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.To

begin your claim,please contact your claims

officer/Agent immediately:


MRS SANDRA SMITH.

AGENTS FOR PAYMENT

EMAIL :smithsandra2005@netscape.net


For due processing and remittance of your prize money

to a designated account of your choice. Remember,you

must contact your claims officer not later than one

week from the receipt of this mail.After this date,

all funds will be returned as unclaimed.All

correspondences to SANDRA SMITH,either by fax or

email,should have this email sent along with it and

also, your email address to which this email is

sent,should be clearly and boldly written in your response.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and

complications, please remember to quote your reference

number in every one of your correspondences with your

officer.Furthermore,should there be

any change of your address, do inform your claims

officer as soon as possible. Congratulations again

from all our staff and thank you for being part of our

promotions program.


Sincerely,


Amanda Brooks

Promotions Manager
Mr.Mark

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