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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • dept@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Felicia Ken" <inffo@euroamericapromo.org>
Reply-To: claimsdeptt@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 07:38:22 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO,
7 DOCK WAY, SEFTON BUSINESS PARK,
London,T40 4RT,

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF NO: EALP/75-DE472005.

AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO held on 10th of september 2005.Your email
address was attached to ticket number 14-3375-87661-355; with serial number
GP76-54 drew the lucky numbers 17-14-64-66, and consequently won in category
A. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,500,000.00
POUND (One Million Five Hundred Thousand GBP) in cash credited to file
REF:NO. EALP/75-DE472005. This is from total prize money of £7,500,000.00
POUNDS (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand GBP), shared among the 5
international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
companies/individuals from Middle East, Australia, New Zealand,America,
Asia, Europe and North America as part of our International Promotions
Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company insured in ref no.
EALP/75-DE472005.Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes 10,000,000.00(Ten Million GBP) international lottery.

To begin your claim, please respond back to your claims agent;

NAME: Stanley Cole.
E-mail: claims.agent.dept@hotmail.com
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVELY BY THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND,FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.

1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
3.DATE OF BIRTH
4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS
5.EMAIL ADDRESS
6.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN
7.OCCUPATION
8.MARITAL STATUS
9.REFERENCE NUMBER
DECLARATION:
I...............HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY
UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL
WINNINGS.(SUPER STANDARD AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE
TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of
your prize money.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in every one of your
correspondences.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Felicia Ken.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO

NOTE:Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to
disqualification.

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This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the
exclusive use of the addressee(s).This email and its attachments may also be
privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake
please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its
attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the content.

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