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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • sanitascons@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • sanitasconsul@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • sanitasconsultan@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "collins smith" <royalespanol@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:07:39 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS (YOU JUST WON A LOTTERY)

EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: REF: EML/ES/IPP/1555002244/05
BATCH: ES34/044/ILP /SL
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
DATE: 20th January, 2006
Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Lottery
Winners International E-mail programs held on the 18th of January,
2006.Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 2203-006 with lucky
main number 04 23 24 26 38 drew lucky star numbers 02 04, which
consequently won in the 3rd category, you have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of €315 810.00 Euro. (THREE HUNDRED
AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EUROS EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names/programme abuse, 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.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all over the world.
We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year
50 millions Euro International lottery. this is an irish woman who
won http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4730113.stm
To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial/Claim agent:
Mr .Richard Marcial ( ( SANITAS CONSULTANT & SECURITY)

Email: sanitascons@netscape.net
Email:sanitasconsul@netscape.net

Remember, all winning must be claimed winthine the first week of this notice
2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to the
ministerio de Hacienda as unclaimed fund. Please note in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mr Collins Smith
Lottery Coordinator.
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultseuro.asp
SEND REQUIRED INFORMATION BELOW TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT THROUGH FAX OR AS SCAN
sanitasconsultan@netscape.net
VERIFICATION FORM.
1. FULL NAMES: --------------------------------------------------------
2.ADDRESS:-------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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3. SEX: -----------------------------------
4. AGE: -------------------------------
5. MARITAL STATUS: -----------------------------------
6. OCCUPATION: -----------------------------------------
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ----------------------------------
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ----------------------------
9. LUCKY MAIN NUMBER: ----------------------------
LUCKY STAR NUMBER: ----------------------------
10.TICKET NUMBER:------------------------------------
11.REF / BATCH NUMBER: ---------------------------
12.AMOUNT WON: --------------------------------------
13.IDENTIFICATION NUMBER EITHER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING
LICENCE / NATIONAL ID CARD DUELY SCANNED AS WELL

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