419 scam: "Mario Botticelli"<info@lottery.org> Final Notification!!!!!!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- mariobotticelli.it@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mario Botticelli" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mariobotticelli.it@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:08:14 +0200
Subject: Final Notification!!!!!!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
12TH OCTOBER 2010
ATTENTION: REFERENCE Nº: EG/0999/171MPL
BATCH Nº: EGS/1983-022 EM

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

We are happy to inform you of the release of this year summer ITALIAN SUPER ENALOTTO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, held on the 9TH of SEPTEMBER, 2010. Due to the mix up of numbers and names, the results were later released on the 11TH of OCTOBER, 2010. Your email address was entered as an alternative number attached to Reference Number: EG/0999/171MPL with, Batch number: EGS/1983-022 EM drew the lucky numbers 9-13-21-30-31-44, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category
You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of €950,777.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN EUROS) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of €10,458,547.00 EUROS shared among the (eleven international winners in this category) CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with the BANK OF ROME and insured in your name. Due to false practices, we ask that you keep your award information strictly from public notice, until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your possession as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
All participants were selected by the ITALIAN TELECOMMINICATION from the global telephone directory from (Six Million) email addresses and names from Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and South Pacific, as part of our summer International promotion program.

To begin your lottery claims, please contact your agent lawyer, MARIO BOTTICELLI, AT TEL Nº: 0039-331-735-3088, FAX Nº: 0039-069-668-1457 and email at mariobotticelli.it@gmail.com for the processing and remittance of your prize winning money to a designated bank account choice of yours.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 12th OF NOVEMBER, 2010. Any claim, not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTRY OF FINANCE as unclaimed fund.

And also be informed that 10% of your Winning belongs to (ITALIAN TELECOMMINICATION AND STUDIO LEGALE MARIO BOTTICELLI DI ROMA) because they are the promotion company that selected your email address and played the lottery with your email address, this ten percent will be paid only after you have received your awarded prize (money) in your designated bank account of your choice
Three (3) certificates are to be issued to you by the Local Government Tax Authority, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Interior, to back up your winning. Your agent Attorney Mario Botticelli will direct you further on the administrative requirement to enable the bank to release your fund to the designated choice of yours.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your agent.
Congratulations once again!!!

Sincerely
GUISSEPE RAMOS ANTONIO
PRESIDENT

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