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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: CONGRATULATION YOU WON <bonoloto2005@ozu.es>
Reply-To: bonoloto_2005@ozu.es
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:47:45 +0200
Subject: NATIONAL EURO LOTTERY YOU WON


EURO LOTTOS DE MUNDO
PLAZA DE ALFONSO B56-58
MADRID,
SPAIN.
FROM: THE PROMOTIONAL SECRETARY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

ATTENTION DEAR SIR/MADAM
After a successful completion of the 2nd category draws of this
EURO LOTTERY, held on 11th october, 2005, we are pleased to
inform you of the official announcement today, that you have
emerged one of the winners of the NATIONAL EURO LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our (www.freelotto.com)
promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 names/email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of
our International Promotions Program.

You are attached to ticket number N.E.L. 714-5-9827, drew the lucky
numbers N.E.L.03- 15- 23- 25- 35- 40 and consequently won in the
2nd Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 600.000
thousand euro) which is the winning payout for SuperBucks category
winners. This is from the total prize money of 100,000 euro,
Freelotto(r) SuperBucks shared among our seven international
winners in this 6th category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a financial institution
(cashbancaja.spain.com) with REFERENCE NUMBER: N.E.L A718-6E and
batch number BATCH NUMBER: 224-6E, insured on your name To avoid
mix up of numbers and names, we request that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until the entire process of transfering
your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your
account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2005) high stakes
where
you stand a chance of winning up to US$ 25 million, we hope that
with a part of your prize you will participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately to begin your claims process;

Mr. Tommy Roland
CLAIMS DEPT. MANAGER,
NATIONAL EURO LOTTERY,
Tel: +34 34-657-479-849
fax:+34-911414214
EMAIL: bonoloto_2005@ozu.es
or lotarija2005@ozu.es
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice. Remember, all winning must be
claimed not later than 25th of oct , 2005.
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided above
in your correspondence with your claims agent.

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



FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................

CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................

CITY/STATE:.......................................

COUNTRY:..........................................

NATIONALITY:......................................

SEX:.......................AGE:...................

MARITAL STATUS...................................

TEL NO:...........................................

NEXT OF KIN:......................................

ANNUAL INCOME:....................................

AMOUNT WON:.......................................

REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............

LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............

SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........


Yours Faithfully,
Ms. Laura Martinez.
(PROMOTION SECRETARY)

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