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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.
• 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.
  • wintersegus@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?=80uromillones_loter=EDa_International__ <iinterlott@netscape.net>,
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Reply-To: wintersegus@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:19:00 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


€uromillones lotería International
C/CARRACA Nº 23, EDIFICO 4B
CP 28OO4 MADRID SPAIN.
TEL/FAX: + 34 -606-676-062.

FROM: THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF NO: EGS/2551256003/04
BACH NO: 14/0017/IPD DATE: 06. 04.2006

ATTENTION: EGS/2551256003/04

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to infom you of the results of the ONCE €uromillones lotería International
PROGRAM held on the 29th MARCH, 2006.
Your e-mail attached to ticket number 025 - 11464992 -750 with serial number 2113 - 05 drew the lucky numbers 4 - 18 - 24 - 30 - 31 - 35 which consequently won the lottery in 3RD category.
You have therefore being approved for a lump sum payout of € 715,810.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file REFNO: EGS/2551256003/04. This is from a total cash prize of € 9,368,770.00 (NINE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONLY) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. Congratulations!!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured to your name. Due to mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your designated account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of this program by participants. . All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia,MiddleEast kuwait, New Zealand, Europe and America as part of our international promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize, you can take part in our end of year highstake worth US$ 1.3 billion US dollar international lottery.
To begin your claim please contact FRANK HOWARD foreign services manager WINTERTHUR SEGURO Tel: + 34 636-332-461. E-mail wintersegus@netscape.net for processing and remmittance of your prize to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimd before 15TH MAY 2006. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and bach numbers in every corresepondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, shall there be any change of your address, please inform your agent WINTERTHUR SEGURO S.L.

Congratultions from all members and staff and thank you for being a part of our promotions program.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
IMMANUEL DEGALDO

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