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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Avangarde Consultants Limited" <avangarde.consults@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:59:24 +0100
Subject: Claims Verification!!!
This form is valid for only those who have been notified by *
SPANISHLOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
* Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should
be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.
*NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS
FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT
YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g. html program, YOU
ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.*
*Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below: *
* WINNER'S CLAIM FORM *
* WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA*
* First Name: ** * *
*Middle Name: *
*Last Name: ****
* Gender: MaleFemale*
* Month Of Birth: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober
November December*
* Day: Day 123456 78 910111213 14151617181920 2122232425262728 2930 31*
*Year: *
* Marital Status: SingleMarriedDivorced*
* Nationality: ****
* Religion: *
*Occupation: *
*Address 1: ** ** **
*Address 2: *
*City: ****
* State/Province.: ** **
*Zip Code:** ** ** **
* Mobile phone No.: ** **
*House Phone No.: ****
* Fax No.: *
*Email Address: ***** *e.g. username@domainname.com
<http://uk.f233.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=username@domainname.com>
*WINNING INFORMATION*
* Batch Number: ****
* Winning Number** : ** **
*Reference Number: ** ** **
This is to verify that the information filled in this *FORM *is a
*valid *particulars
of me. *Yes:* *No:*
Dear Sigilwig Scherder,
Thanks for contacting AVANGARDE CONSULTING LIMITED. We are a service
organization that is into security, packaging, courier services, advertising
and general services. This is to let you know that we will be happy to
represent you in the collection of your winnings. We have successfully
represented other winners in past draws. Our management team has many years
of experience and involvement in a variety of aspects of the lottery and
security industry. It has progressively built upon its experience and is now
an established supplier of quality security solutions.
The ethos of the company is to promote and maintain a high degree of
professionalism
and quality throughout its entire operation. All services are provided
using the Codes of Practice as a baseline. In addition, the company is
consistent
in adhering to all Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and other legislative
and good practice guides.
AVANGARDE CONSULTING LIMITED delivers a professional and personalized
service to each of its customers. Working with them, understanding and
tailoring the service to meet their specific requirements. Monitoring and
measuring of service level performance allows us to deliver consistency and
quality in service. We believe this constitutes best practice and allows for
a business - partner relationship with all customers - We focus on service
delivery and quality.
Please be inform that all participants in this Lottery Program have been
selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000
Companies and 50,000,000 individual email address from all search engines
and web sites. Funds for this draws were accrued from major internet and
computer based companies such as Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, and
Toshiba, Dell computers, McIntosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies. The main purpose is to increase computer and
internet awareness.
We are therefore obliged to assist you in the processing of your claim. I
will be your claims agent. You will be liaising with me until your prize
winning is processed and paid. However, you will be required to provide
me with some authorization and further information. To this effect, I am
sending as attachments to this message, a Claims Verification form. You
are please required to fill out the form and send back to me via email
attachment immediately.
The total amount which you have won and is available for payout to you is
US$685,000 United States dollars this amount shall be paid in your own local
currency. The conversion will be made prior to the transfer of your prize
winnings.
After the verification of your claims, further requirements will be
communicated to you as may become necessary.
Please, expedite action with respect to the above.
Alvaro Torres.
CLIENT SERVICE MANAGER,
AVANGARDE CONSULTING LIMITED
RULES AND CONDITIONS GUIDING THE LOTTERY:
General
A player online has no purchase commitment or monetary expenditure in order
to be chosen. The selection process is done by computer balloting chosen at
random form names across the globe. All winnings are insured to its original
value and as such cannot be deducted any expenses cannot be deducted from
it. Only claims on prizes during the prizes specified duration would be
considered valid. Prize amounts available to be won may be changed in amount
at the jurisdiction foundation. The Management of SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
Reserve the right to immediately cancel or suspend outstanding winnings
should you exceed the deadline date, viruses, bugs, human intervention or
other causes beyond its control, corrupt or affect the administration,
security, fairness or proper conduct of the game. No electronic devices or
software programs may be used to gain false profits and winnings from
SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY. Any fraudulent attempts to claim prizes or to
circumvent the rules of this game will subject such individual to
prosecution and relative prizes will not be issued. The owners of SPANISH
NATIONAL LOTTERY are not responsible for any technical errors that create a
situation whereby an erroneous prize is gained. The SPANISH NATIONAL
LOTTERY Server generates the Lottery's winning email addresses and winning
numbers. All federal, state, provincial, local and other taxes and tariffs
of any kind are the responsibility of the winning party. All winnings are
subject to final approval from the apex body in games rules and regulations,
UK GAMING COMMISSION (U.K.G.C)
Eligibility of Players
This particular lottery is still in its promotional stage as such winners
are chosen by computer balloting at random, please winners should note
that subsequent draws would not be free. All winners must provide a copy
of their identification to our agents AVANGARDE CONSULTING LIMITED while
submitting their winning verification forms. Players must have legal
majority age as applied within their country of residence. The winning is
void where prohibited by law of your country. The owners, employees, and
their immediate families, or persons living in the same household as such
employees, of SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY and its parent company,
subsidiaries, affiliates, are not eligible to participate to any winning
prizes.
Conduct of Players
The owners of SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY reserves the right, in its own sole
discretion, to disqualify any individual or winning player that acts in
the following manner: (1) Falsifying or technically abusing the entry
process, "spamming" or falsifying in acquiring identification be it in
form of passports or driver's license, or any part of the operation of
the game and Web Site (2) Being in violation of the official rules (3)
Acting with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person
employed
by SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Player Information
Except as required by law, the owners of SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY and our
agents AVANGARDE CONSULTING LIMITED will not share winning information
with any third parties without the permission of such winners. Acceptance
by a player of any prize constitutes permission, where permitted by law, to
use the winner's name, photograph or video, recorded telephone calls and/or
likeness without compensation. Statements made by winners may be used as
promotional material in connection with SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY without any
further financial or other forms of compensation.
Agreement to be bound
By being chosen as a winner in the SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY any winner
agrees to abide by all the rules as stipulated: (1) to be bound by all of
these rules and the decisions of the owners. (2) Winners, or their legal
representative, successors, heirs and assigns, release SPANISH NATIONAL
LOTTERY successors, subsidiaries and assigns from any and all liability
associated with this contest.
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