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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claims 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.
  • lttnetintprog@wanadoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL BOARD. <lttnetprog@winning.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:16:34 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


EUROMILLION NET INTERNATIONAL BOARD.
C/GUZMAN EL BUENO, 117
MADRID - ESPANA.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EGS/JRG 7540876/01 BATCH: SLP280097/1MD.
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement,of winners of the EURO MILLION NET SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES.
Your ticket number 01-11-15-29-with serial number-0187654 consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €1,735,810.00(One Million Seven Hundred And Thirty Five Thousand Eight Hundred And Ten Euros Zero Cents Only) in cash credited to file Ref:No:EGS/JRG75408760/01.
This is from total prize money of €31,244,580.00 (Thirty One Million Two Hundred And Fourty-Four Thousand Five Hundred And Eighty Euros And Zero Cents Only)shared among the Eighteen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATION !!. Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured to your name. Due to the mixed 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 nominated account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individuals email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place once every year.This lottery was promoted by some software corporation to compensate some few individuals with website and email addresses. After the Microsoft anti-various incident on august 2003. However, you have automatically qualified to take part in our next year €1.9Billion International lottery Program. CONGRATULATIONS!!! To begin your winning prize,you must contact your claims agent,Foreign Operations Manager.
Dr.Alvaro.M. Martinez
(FINANCIAL CONTROLER EUROMILLION INTERNATIONAL On,
Tel:00134 692-220-698
Fax:00134 669-951-994.
Email:(lttnetintprog@wanadoo.es) for due processing and remittance of your winning fund to You and Do forward the following details to enable him clear your file for immediate payment:
1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age :
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Pilar Garcia Portillo
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondences with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once again.

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