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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 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.
  • financialselftrust@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FINANCIAL SELF TRUST <financialselftrust@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:39:21 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU WON/FINAL NOTICE


SPAINISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION SPAIN
06 San Roque,28980 Madrid Spain

Lucky Winner;
REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312
TICKET NUMBER 9901-0148-790-691
SERIAL NUMBER 6109-17
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION.;
We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the selected winners
of the SPAINISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION held on 6TH JUNE 2006. Your email address attached to ticket number 9901-0148-790-691, with serial number 6109-17 drew the lucky numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83; the lottery
was categorized into four zonal (Africa, America, Europe and Asia) stages. Consequently you have won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of (ONE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED)US dollars Credited to file REF NO:
MELI-T/17-F044262312 Batch No. 13/FFP/LDL/037.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North America. All participants in this Lottery Program have been selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000 individual emails address from all search engines and web sites. This promotional program will take place every year until the games begin in Beijing China in 2008. However,
winners are only eligible for claims once.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in all other countries and is also void where prohibited.
Principals and employees of the Camelot Lottery Promos and its respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for
overseas winners.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims
agent for the processing of your prize awards winning.
Please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent only) the body assigned with the verification of all emergent winner. Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your
claims;

CONTACT Details:
Mr. REGALO DIOF
Email; financialselftrust@yahoo.co.uk
Tel; 0034 646730725
You to provide the claim agent with the under listed information as
soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. OCCUPATION:..................................
6. PHONE/FAX:...................................
7.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE..........................
IMPORTANT NOTICE:

(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.

(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.

(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a
breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of
secrecy taken on employment.
For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 19TH JUNE ,2006.All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with this office. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform us as soon as possible Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.

Sincerely,
KAREN PETERSON.
Co-coordinator.

AGENT.===========================================================
The SPAINTOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.
The SPAIN TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION internet draws in each quarter of the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that up to One Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims processor immediately by email.This promo is all about emails, be aware.

WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY; THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION

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