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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")
  • "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.
  • +8613428833910 (China, 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.
  • drmasa_norikoo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drmasa_noriko@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "japanlotto2006promo" <japanlotto2006promo@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:09:35 -0600
Subject: CALL YOUR CLAIM AGENT


JAPAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

JAPAN EMAIL PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION SECTION,
14 TOSHIKO ROAD,TOKYO JAPAN

BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03
REFERENCE: 15CALL YOUR CLAIM AGENT/0018/IPD

AWARD/WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

The members and sponsors happily announce to you the draw of the JAPAN EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION being held annually in Tokyo, Japan. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 3432218756 with Serial number 45417 and Reference number 132/756/4007 drew the lucky numbers:
(13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09).Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals,union,association, companies and corporate bodies that are listed online

The Lottery teams up with local companies and media partners to promote Lottery products, and informs citizens on where the proceeds from Lottery ticket sales go.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of US$10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION DOLLARS),shared amongst the first international(20) lucky winners in this category.

A statewide focus is taken on most large promotions, and the Lottery works with local companies, such as Pepsi and IBM, in "co-promotional" partnerships. These partnerships help each company introduce new products to customers.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.Our accredited agent in china (TRANSGLOBE FINANCE) will tranfer your winning fund to your account once they receive your information

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asia booklet representative office in CHINA as indicated in
your play coupon.In view of this, your $500,000.00 (one five hundred thousand dollars) would be released to you by our payment agents (TRANSGLOBE FINANCE)
To begin your claim, please call and contact your fiduciary agent immediately with the below number and email.

DR.MRS MASATO NORIKO FOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER,
GLOBAL FINANCE SECURITIES
PLAZA DE MAR ZHENG CHINA
EMAIL: drmasa_norikoo@yahoo.com
drmasa_noriko@fastermail.com
TEL: +86 13428833910

PROVIDE THEM WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION;
FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................
NATIONALITY:............................................................
OCCUPATION:.............................................................
SEX:.......................
AGE:..............
EMAIL......................
MARITAL STATUS..........................................................
ADDRESS................................................
TEL/FAX NUMBER .............
SERIAL NO:................
REF NO:.................
LUCKY NO:...........................
TICKET NO...........................
PASSPORT OR IDENTITY CARD FOR VERIFICATION.................................

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks of this notification.After this date all unclaimed fund will be returned to our treasury as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other
information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with our claims agent
Congratulation once more from all the members and staff of this program.
Goodluck We wish you continue good fortunes.

Mrs Ayo Dam
Vice-President,
Japan International Promotion

Mrs Masato Noriko
Online Co-ordinator/Notification Officer
Japan International Lottery


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