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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • bonolottospain@netscape.net
  • premiercontract0@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Bono Lottery International" <bonolotteryinternational01@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:30:17 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT
C/GUZMAN EL BUENO,137
MADRID - ESPAÑA
Telephone: 0034 675 020 347
Fax:0034 911 311 887
Email:bonolottospain@netscape.net

REF: LP/26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD.
Winning No:1748412/LOP/379

RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Bono Lottery International Spain
held on the 5th of October 2005.Your email address was attached to ticket
number 12324277 serial number 6663817262 This batch draws the lucky numbers
as follows 2-4-6-9-16-17 C29 R1 bonus number which consequently won the
lottery in the third category.

You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of €1,547,000.87 (One Million
Five Hundred And Fourty SevenThousand Eighty Seven cents.) file Ref:
LP/26510460037/04 from the total cash prize of €26,299,000 00 shared amongst
ten lucky winners, based on their category.All participants "email address"
were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred
thousand names from Canada,Australia,United States,Asia,Europe, Middle East,
Africa and Oceanic as part of our internationalpromotions program which is
conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as
part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where
they have operational base.To process your claims you are hereby advice to
contact the apponted agents.

CONGRATULATION!!!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a LA CAIXA BANK. Due to the mixed up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award a top secret from the
public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money
remitted to your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid
double claiming award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle-East and
South-North America .As part of our international promotions program, which
we conducted once in a year. We hope with a part of your prize, you will
take part in our end of the year high stake euros 300 Million International
Lottery.

please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim agent,

DIRECTOR:Mr FIGO FERNANDO,
PREMIER CONTRACTING & SECURITY SERVICES CO.S.A
(Foreign Service Manager)
Tel:0034 695 020 347,
Fax:0034 650 323 015.
Email:premiercontract0@netscape.net

for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 29th of
October.2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

Please be informed that your above winning prize fund has been insured,
under Higher Insurance policy on monthly extended premium with your file
and ticket, due to the failed effort to communicate with you on time and for
security transfer to you WHICH MUST BE PAID BY YOU AFTER CONFIRMATION WITH
YOUR PERSONAL PASSPORT OR NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY FOR
CLAIMS . As this is part of our security measure to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators.

Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any address do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Please remember to ask for
your prize claim certificate.

Congratulation again from all member of our staff and thank you for beinpart
of our promotion program.

Reference number:.................................
Batch number:......................................
Full name:........................................
Age:...........................................
Sex:...........................................
Residential address:..............................
Nationality:....................................
Occupation:.....................................
Post held:........................................
Tel(s):........................................
Fax:..............................................

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.Congratulations again from all our staffs
and thank you for being part our promotions program.

We will be awaiting a response from you as soon as you recieve this email so
as to comence with the processing of your prize immediately when you
submitt the requested information.
Best regards,

Mr.ALBERTO JAVIER
C.E.O PRESISDENT.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification.
www.loteria.com


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