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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • osalotteries@osalotteries.cjb.net
  • adamsfemi@ameinfo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "world lotto" <aworldlotto@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:11:28 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON.

CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON.

Osa Swiss Lottery International programs
Switzerland.




WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw of the Osa Swiss Lottery International
programs held on the 12th of July 2005 in Switzerland.Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 3526548865 with Batch number Ma-060SB10-05 drew
the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the lottery in
the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of One Million Nine
Hundred Thousand Dollars(1.9M US$) in cash credited to file
RPC/9080118308/05 made available from a total cash prize of 125 Million
Dollars, shared amongst the first lucky winners in this category.


This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever in Switzerland
Lottery .The estimated 125 Million Dollars jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in European history.The biggest was the 360 Million
Dollars jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2001 draw of The Big Game,
Mega Millions' predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.One Million
Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars (1.9M US$) would be released to you by our
affiliate bank. Our agent in London,UK will immediately commence the
release of your funds as soon as you establish contact.

All participants were selected randomly from world wide web sites through a
computer drawn system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This
promotion takes place annually.

For security, this is part of precautionary measures to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements.


Please be warned to file for your claim, please contact our Fiduciary agent
in London,UK with his below details for processing of your claims.

AGENT: MR.ADAMS FEMI.
E-mail:osalotteries@osalotteries.cjb.net
Email: adamsfemi@ameinfo.com
D/Line:0044-7040118938
D/Fax:0044-8717201141


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

MR. HANS ALGAL
Zonal Co-ordinator.
coordinator@osalotteries.com
www.osalotteries.com/swiss/

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