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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "lottery winners international e-mail programs"
• 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.
  • groupoclaims@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • eurogroupomail@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <eurolottery060@walla.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:10:26 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF AWARD.


EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
EDIFICIO DE LOTERIA C.P. 28805. MADRID SPAIN.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE:EFP/7743/1190.
BATCH:812/433/KGT
20th JANUARY 2006.

AWARD CLAIM NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.

Attention:AWARD WINNER.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today
{20th,January 2006} of the result of the Euro millions Lottery
Winners International E-mail programs held on the 7th of January 2006.
Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 946-721-802-439,
with serial main numbers 476-053-630-121 drew lucky star numbers 3-17-42-46-24, which consequently won in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €350.000.00Euros. (THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) in cash,credited to file with Reference number:EFP/7743/1190. and Batch number 812/433/KGT .This is from a total cash prize of € 7.000.000.00{SEVEN MILLION EUROS ONLY}shared among the 20 lucky winners in this category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company,and insured with
your Email address.Due to mix up of some numbers and E-mail addresses,
we ask that you keep your winning informations 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. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 80,000.00 company and
60,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Bill Gates, President of
Microsoft, the world's largest software company inorder to enhance and
promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and microsoft-wares around
the globe. This promotional program takes place annually. We
hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year €50
million Euros International lottery.
To file for your claims, please contact our fiducial agent: Dr.LUIS ANTONIO, of
(GROUPAMA SEGUROS,S.A. MADRID SPAIN)
Contact claims agent on TELF:0034-685-058-437
Email:groupoclaims@netscape.net OR eurogroupomail@netscape.net
Remember, all winnings must be claimed not later than two weeks {2}
upon receipt of this notification.After this date all unclaimed funds will
be included in the next stake.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all
correspondence with us or your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely yours,
MRS,COMFORT JOSE
(Lottery Co-ordinator)

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