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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)
  • "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.
  • enrico_mansell@gawab.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Francesca Richwaldg" <enrico_mansell@gawab.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:12:06 -1200
Subject: ATTN:WINNER.CONTACT YOUR PAYING AGENT


FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
VIA CORDERO BRUSKI 45/46 MILANO
BACTH NO: EXG8/EU/0177/82798/005
REF. No: EXG8/EU/12380/70924/005

WINNING NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE

This is to inform you of the release of the G8 E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the
17TH OF JULY 2005.

Due to the mix up of numberS, the results were released on
the 21ST OF JULY 2005. Your email address attached to
Ticket No:7804468845 with Serial No 0252393053 drew the
lucky numbers of 05-07-65-11-92 which subsequently won the
lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
1,450,000.00 EUROS(ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) in credited to a file reference number
SBNA 6483490491 This is from total prize money
of 7,250,000.00 EUROS shared among the international
winners in our 1st -5th categories.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 25,000 company email addresses and
3,000,000
individual email addresses from all search engines and
website all over the world as part of International
Promotions Program,conducted every TWO years ,and this is
promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities
FROM THE G8.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds is now in custody of a
financial/Security company insured in your FILE REFERENCE
and
covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.Due to mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money Remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.
To process your claim, please contact your file/claim
officer:

DR.ENRICO MANSELL
EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAILS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,SPA.on
email:enrico_mansell@gawab.com

Make sure that you quote your winning references in all your
correspondence with them. Please be informed that NON
RESIDENCE of ITALY will be required to procure an
Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from
the Court in ITALY prior to European Gaming Board as
required by the paying Authority.Please be aware that your
Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, For due processing and remittance of
your winning prize to designated account of your choice,
please treat as urgent.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in
every one of your correspondences with your agent and all
reply must be via email as to ensure the legibility.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,
do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 31TH
OF OCTOBER 2005. After this date all unclaimed, funds will
be included in the next stake.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 19 is automatically
disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
Francesca Richwald.
Lottery Coordinator

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