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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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: "Sabine Mahofer" <lottery.group@aol.at> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johaness.gruber.lottery@aol.at
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 22:33:26 +0200
Subject: EUROPEAN E-LOTTERY BANANZA GROUG








EUROPEAN E-LOTTERY BANANZA GROUG
VIENNA AUSTRIA
A-114 Hauptstrasse
1010Vienna
<https://www.lotojuegos.com>
Ref No: LN/88-5/0008.
Batch No: 009/9876SP
(Award affiliate with Subscriber Agents)
Award Co-ordinator: Sabine Mahofer
Office E-mail: lottery.group@aol.at
website:https://www.lotojuegos.com

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of € 920.000,00 (Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand Euro Only) from the E-LOTTERY BONANZA International programs held on the 5th of May 2008, in Vienna, Austria. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which you were selected

The e-Lottery is approved by the European Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitise the public. To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim your prize.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our Austrian representative office in Vienna Austria, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of € 920.000,00) will be released to you from this regional branch office in Austria.
Your fund is now deposited with our Bank/Security Company here in Austria and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed, and your winning Cheque have being sent to you or remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol, to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by participants, as has happened in the past.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your identification numbers.

Ticket number 02008-120002008-09
Serial number 61002008
Lucky number 01/03/05/07/09
Ref number N.EGS/3662367114/13
Winning No 01/03/05/07/09








To begin your lottery claims, Please contact our Lottery National Co-ordinator as follows
LOTTERY NATIONAL AGENCY
Mr. Johannes Gruber
Tel: +43-681-103-77-265
Email: johaness.gruber.lottery@aol.at


You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!






€920.000,00



FILL THE FORM BELOW:

1. *Name in full. ---------------------------
2. *Address. --------------------------------
3. *Nationality. ----------------------------
4. *Age. ------------------------------------
5. Occupation. -----------------------------
6. Telephone Number. -----------------------
7. *Mobile. -----------------------------------
7. *Present Country. ------------------------
8. Fax [optional]. -------------------------
9. *Email address. --------------------------

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 26th of July 2008. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HIS MAJESTYS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International Promotions program.
We wish you continued good fortunes.



Yours Sincerely.

EUROPEAN E-LOTTERY BONANZA GROUP

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