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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +34616585652 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • equitynet@myway.com
  • equi2006@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.ROBERT JAMESON" <lottonetinffo@casinomail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:14:36 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!! YOU HAVE WON


LOTTONET GAMING CASINO INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
P O Box 1010.
Liverpool, L70 1NL.
UNITED KINGDOM.
DATE:15th May 2006

REFERENCE NUMBER:LGCI/APK/0506/1214.

BATCH NUMBER:2418/10720/CP/JKJ.
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the recently released
result of the Lottery Winners International programs
held on the 21st of February,2006 in commemoration of
the world celebrated workers day
http://flag.blackened.net/daver/anarchism/mayday.html
to usher you into the first quarter of the calender
year,2006 BONANZA---HURRAY!!!

YOUR EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to ticket
number:911-2301-69-25 with serial number
VB-10240420.drew lucky numbers 509-29701-330,which
consequently won in the 2nd category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
750,000.00 Euros. (SEVEN HUNDRED&FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS
ONLY)already insured in your favour.

This is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft
wares and to enlighten and promote the wide spread
usage of the internet within the global world ,under
the able sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard Bill
Gates,in conglomerate with a few micro software
companies,meaningful individuals and philantropic
organisations,together with the USA,AUSTRALIA& a few
members of the EUROPEAN ECONOMIC STATES towards
helping to increase and support the income rate of the
average worker according to the Geneva convention,
being powered by http://lottostrategies.com./

This is our second and last reminder to you with every
believe that you received the last notification that
was quickly sent to you via the same email address
last week as the management will not continue and
condole the act of repeatedly sending you with another
notice/reminder over your winning after now if you do
not respond immediately to your claims.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We strongly advise that you strictly keep your winning
information confidential due to mix up of some numbers
and names until your claims has been processed and
your money(Seven Hundred&Fifty Thousand Euros
Only.750,000.00eur)being remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol and diversed new
measures to avoid the duplicating and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some participants and
unscrupulous personals/establishment.

Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were
selected,here are frequently questions that you may
most likely ask...(HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST???HOW
DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???).

Please note that all email address/names already
registered with different and various websites/pages
in the internet were selected indiscriminately without
any favour for your race,country,region,personality
e.t.c,through a computerized ballot machine system
from the internet,randomly drawn from over 100,000.00
COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00(INDIVIDUALS
PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all
over the world,where your own EMAIL ADDRESS happens to
have been luckily selected under the second
category(B) to have attracted this winnings.

This promotional program takes place once in every
year in conjunction with international governmental
policies under very strict regulatory laws within the
world lottery association in the bid to strive towards
a world without poverty.Please note that by this
prize/winnings automatically grants you the
privilledge to exercise your right to a life of
dignity and to equally establish yourself and help
create room for useful and gainful employment through
the fund/prize you are been awarded.

We hope that you will equally ultilise your prize
winnings fund in an
innovation,support,promote,meaningfully and gainfully
reputation scheme in your lifes,government and people.

You are advised to forward the following information
below to your TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT for a prompt
action.

REFERENCE NUMBER:LGCI/APK/0506/1214.
BATCH NUMBER:2418/10720/CP/JKJ.
SERIAL NUMBER:VB-10240420.
TICKET NUMBER:911-2301-69-25.
LUCKY NUMBER:509-29701-330.

To file in and collect your claims for this prize
winning award, please quickly contact only and
directly our nominated fiducial/accredited
agent,who is to personally act and represent as your
TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT: DR ROBERT JAMESON.(for)
NETWORKING EQUITY CONSULTANT&SECURITIES
EMAIL: (EQUITYNET@MYWAY.COM) OR (
EQUI2006@NETSCAPE.NET).
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 0034-616-585-652.

Remember, all winning must be claimed before and not
later than( 5th June,2006).After this date all
unclaimed funds stands the risk of being retrieved
back into the treasury and perhaps included in the
next stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary
delay and complications always remember to quote your
REFERENCE&BATCH NUMBERS in all correspondence to your
nominated and acredited trustees claims agent and
ensure to comply with every detailed directives.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff
for having been a lucky winner in our international
promotions program.

Note: Anybody under the age of -18 or staff/relatively
member of the LOTTONET is automatically disqualified
and please do re-confirm your contact email address
for your claims agent once again
(equitynet@myway.com ) OR ( equi2006@netscape.net).

Sincerely yours,
Phil-Maria Braithwight(Mrs).
Regional President/Lottery Coordinator.

CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential
and is intended only for the addressee of the email
address holder who is to immediately report directly
and only to the claims agent.Any unauthorized use or
disclosure is strictly prohibited.Disclosure of this
e-mail to anyone other than the intended addressee
does not constitute waiver of privilege. If you have
received this communication in error, please notify us
immediately and delete this. Thank you for your
cooperation. .


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