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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 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.
  • jlunetti@hotmail.com
  • jlunetti1@hotmail.com
  • jlunetti@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DIANOXAVIER PROMOTIONS" <dianoxavier09@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:30:25 +0000
Subject: Prize/Award Notification

FROM:THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
CIIALP. PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF NO. KADLP/IT258640M/MAR.06
BATCH NO:KA1124984
RE:AWARD / PRIZE WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of the
DIANOXAVIER LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 4th of April, 2006.
YOUR NAME ON YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS attached to ticket number 472441195288
with Serial number K4524680 drew the lucky numbers OS5872346FH which
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
US$500,000(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY ) in cash credited
to file REF NO. KADLP/005/06.This is from a total cash prize of
US$80,500,000.00
shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.
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 nominated account or any method
of payment you choose based on the options that will be made available
to you as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through our COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM drawn
from 25,000 names from Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South
America, Middle East, New zealand and Europe as part of our international
promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope that with a
part of your prize , you will take part in our end of year HIGHSTAKE
US$150 Million International lottery.
To begin your lottery claim please contact your claims agent;
Mr.JOSE LUNETTI,
Email: jlunetti@hotmail.com OR jlunetti1@hotmail.com
OR jlunetti@consultant.com

Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than
28TH of APRIL ,2006. After this date all funds will be
returned to the MINISTRY OF ECONOMY(in Rome,Italy) as
unclaimed funds.NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform
us as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff
and thank you for being a part of our promotions program.
Best regards,
Franco Coppola
Secretary

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