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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031872619 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • teresacox@hotmail.com
  • bar_charlesjonas@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: teresacox123@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:24:22 -0200
Subject: ITALY SUPER ENALOTTO.

Puoi ora scrivermi a questo indirizzo:
teresacox@hotmail.com,

ITALY SUPER ENALOTTO

Salita della Spalliera,

4 - 38100 Trento (TN)

Italy.

Ref: IISE/05OXI/91

Batch: 12/25/0304



WINNING NOTIFICATION:

It is my sincere pleasure to announce to you the

result of the draw of The Italia Super Enalotto International

program Held on the 17th of March 2006 in Milan.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket

number: 564 75600545-188 with Serial Number 5/91 drew

the lucky numbers: 4-11-44-52-72-82-21 , which

Subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a

total sum of €998,873.08

(Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand,

Eight Hundred and Seventy Three Euro) in cash.

This is from a total cash prize of ? €1.6 million,

Shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our

Western Booklet representative office in London as indicated in

the play Coupon. In view of this, your €998,873.08

(Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy

Three Euro) would be released to you by any Bank as issued to you

as bank draft. Our Western agent will immediately commence the process

to facilitate the Release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

All participants were selected randomly from the World

Wide Web through A computer draw

system using e-mail addresses obtained from our Affiliate companies.

This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning

information Confidential till your claims are processed and your

money remitted to You in whatever way you deem it fit to claim your

prize.

This is Part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming

and Unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned.



Please contact our fiduciary Agent:

Charles Jonas,Bar.Att.Esq

The IISE Trust

Email Addres:bar_charlesjonas@myway.com

Tel: +44-7031872619


Provide him with the information below:

1. Name:

2. Age:

3. Sex:

4. Nationality:

5. Country of Residence:

6. Contact Telephone Number:


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your

Reference/batch numbers in any correspondence with our designated

agent Or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.


Sincerely Submitted,

Teresa Cox

IISE Zonal Coordinator.

- SUPER ENA LOTTO

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