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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.
  • lottolore_johnluca@yahoo.it
  • postmaster_lottolore@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTTOLORE.COM <lottolore@o2.pl>
Reply-To: lottoloreclaim@wanadoo.es
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:14:13 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?q?You_Have_Won_GBP=A3500,000.00_?=


Customer Service
LOTTOLORE.COM LOTTERY
Ref: CAN/84571LLX2/257
Batch: LL/06/YXLL120
Via Duca Degli Abruzzi 48, 10100
Torino , Italy
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WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the first ever LottoLore Sweepstake Lottery International computer generated programs held on the 28th of June 2006 in Canada. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 589642-5682 with Serial number 5823/06 which draw the lucky numbers
3, 5 , 19, 20 , 34 , 47 ( Bonus 47 ) in National 6/49. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000.00GBP ( five hundred thousand, Pounds Sterling) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of US £5 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies websites. This promotion takes place annually, Please note that your lucky winning category #:two(2) falls within our European booklet representative office in Italy as indicated in your play coupon.
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. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file your claim, please contact your Italian claims agent with the below details for processing of your claims.
Italy Claims Unit
Lottolore.com
Contact Person: JOHN LUCA
Email:lottolore_johnluca@yahoo.it
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To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers and Name in any of your correspondences with us or your designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
YOU ARE ADVISE TO STRICTLY CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: lottolore_johnluca@yahoo.it Please do adhere by this .

Yours faithfully,
RYAN STEWART (Mr.)
Director.International Promotions Unit,

N.B . Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using Lottolore Lottery addresses, but are not from The LOTTOLORE.COM.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO :
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT: postmaster_lottolore@yahoo.ca


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The Lottolore.com promo Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell Computers, Mckintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Free lottery
internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized to encourage
the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that
over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
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WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS
SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM
AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam