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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "vittorio fondazione" (not involved with lotteries)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: MEGAMILLION/NETBIZ<onlinemegamillion@netbusiness.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 19:22:51 GMT
Subject: Notification For Claims


MEGAMILLION / NETBUSINESS 2008 AWARD PROMOTIONS
VIA DELLE ORFANE 12 , 50100, FIRENZE ITALY

WINNING REFRENCES :
(1) PROMOTION DATE: 26th Jan. 2008.
(2) Ref No: MGM/NBZ/008/01/IT
(3) Batch No: MGMNBZ/2042/001/ITL/08
(4) Lucky No: 04-12-75-25-32-89
(5) Serial No: 005127

We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged winner of SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDREDAND TEN EUROS (€715,810) in the 2008 online draws sponsored by Fiat Group and Vittorio Fondazione
To file your claim, Contact the claims instructor below with the winning references stated above.
*************************************************************************************
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT :
DR. MRS. MARIA ENZO
FAX : +39 02 9544 1029
Email : mariaenzo@netbusiness.com mariaenzo@instructor.net
*******************************************************************************************
Best Regards, Mrs. Ana Patrizia Green
(Lottery co-ordinator).
onlinemegamillion@netbusiness.com
Firenze, 31st Jan, 2008
NOTE: All prize money must be claimed not later than 31st of Mar, 2008. After this date, the funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA as unclaimed
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR.
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