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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • bingolocity@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From the desk of Estiana Valikjt manderrony:" <bingolocitypromotion@notification.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bingolocity@consultant.com
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 21:44:51 +0200
Subject:

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
EUROPEAN-LOTTERY-ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).
...................................

Bingolocity> Lottery Headquarters.
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
Den Haag Post 20074, De Nederland's

REF Number: MLI/231-ILGI0431/03
BATCH Number: EAPA/15/096/PTNL
TICKET Number: 20511465897-6291
SERIAL Number: 472-971103-009
LUCKY Numbers: 8-66-97-22-71-64


ATTENTION: THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS


RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION

Dear winner

we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 3RD of NOVEMBER 2005. Your E-mail address attached to Ticket number 20511465897-6291 with Serial number 472-971103 drew lucky numbers 8-66-97-22-71-64 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 (One million United States Dollars).This is from a total cash prize of US$10,000,000.00 Million share among Ten International Lucky Winners in the Category A (Plus) +.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Be inform that your documents have to pass through an Authority to obtain a clearance which shall be attached to your Document in readiness of the subsequently onward transfer into your nominated bank account within 48 hours of completion of the authentication and the Requirements. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information very confidential till your claims has been processed as the Beneficiary Certificate Ownership Winning Notification, Stamp duties and re-activation of Account of your prize /money remitted in readiness of the subsequently onward transfer into your nominated Bank Account. This is in conformity with the latest transfer regulation signed by the European Lottery Organization since this is part of our Security protocol measures 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 100,000,000 Companies and 200,000,000 in

dividual e-mail addresses and names from all over the world, through the aid of our insurance Company.

This promotional program takes place annually. We hope you will take part in our next year US$1, 5 Million International lottery. Please Contact our/your authorized fiduciary department immediately to know your requirements to file for your claim by responding including your full name and telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

Contact Details:
...........................................................................
MR. Rene Vanderweg (Operation Manager)
Fax 00318-474-47097
Info @: bingolocity@consultant.com
..........................................................................

NOTE that all winning must be claimed not later than 25th of MAY 2006. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next Stake. Any winner under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified. And also every information regarding your winning must be very confidential to you alone not with anybody for your safety purpose.

Finally, we ensure that you note every letters as clearly stated as we would not be held responsible should there be hitch along your process due laxity on your part. So you are to expedite action, Failure to do this shall be compelled to lose his/her fund in other words, we shall divert your fund to somewhere else. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications; kindly remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any changes of address do inform our fiduciary agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours Truly,

Estiana Valikjt manderrony
Lottery Coordinator.............................


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