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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:

• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34639013133 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "NETWORKING EQUITY CONSULTANT&SECURITIES"<net_equity_sec@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:38:08 -0500 (EST)
Subject: AWARDS CONFIRMATION/CLAIMS PROCEDURE!!!


ATTN:EMAIL ADDRESS HOLDER/USER/REPRESENTATIVE:= (???),RE:CLAIMS/CONFIRMATION Sir/Madam, We write to acknowledge the receipt of your mail over your winnings in the:LOTTONET INTEGRA-XP-01 2007 LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT. Firstly,i have to call on your attention that we are not LOTTONET GAMING CASINO,who has earlier informed you over your lottery winnings to contact us.We are only a security and consultancy firm that has been nominated to help you process the release and transfer of your winning fund from the authoritative body respectively. Meanwhile,be informed that we operates under very strict official protocols and policy and will not tolerate any act of misconduct as our mission and vision is to ensure that every individuals prize winning is been released,that is why we are adequately working tirelessly and all round the clock to ensure that our objective goals are been achieved. Moreover,in accordance to processing your
claims,you are therefore advised to immediately forward to us the following information as stated below.(1) COMPLETE FULL NAMES:---------------------(2) REFERENCE NUMBER:---------------(3) BATCH NUMBER:-----------------------(4) WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:---------------------(5) CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:--------------------------(6) POSTAL OR RESIDENTIAL HOUSE ADDRESS:--------------------(7) DATE OF BIRTH:----------------------------(8) NATIONALITY:-------------------------------(9) PLACE OF WORK&amp;PROFESSION:----------------------------(10) DATE YOU RECEIVED THE WINNING INFORMATION:--------------------------------This information will be used to open up a file with us,which will help us be able to process your winning prize towards its release and approval before transfer can be effected.Upon receipt of the above stated information,we shall proceed by sending you with a PROCESSING CLAIMS FORM:where you will have to indicate whatever means you choose to receive your
claims/prize winning fund(750,000.00EUROS) to be remitted to you in your country or wherever suits you best.Furthermore,you are advised to keep away your winnings information from public,individual,etc to help us ensure a proper accountability and credibility,until only when claims must have been finalised and received by you accordingly and afterwhich a prize winning certificate will be issued along to you as gaurantee. Congratulations once more from our members of staff over this one very rare opportunity of a life time and thank you for your prompt response and co-operation to this regard,which will help make our job and task to serve you much easier upon your total compliance.
Yours Sincerly,
DR:Jameson Arthur Robert (Head Admins Director). Maxi Elliot (Operations Manager). Coker Jones,Hillford Cole(Service Officer/Accts Director). TEL: +34-639-013-133.
FAX:+34-911-518-459.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *NETWORKING EQUITY CONSULTANT&amp;SECURITY COMPANY*A TRUSTED NAME IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY*REG_NO:20479.SPANISH MINISTRY OF TRADE&amp;COMMERCE.TEL:0034-639-013-133.FAX NUM:0034-911-518-459. BE REST ASSURED OF OUR QUALITATIVE AND EFFICIENT SERVICES

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