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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +34651047021 (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.
  • venoxoffice@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • venox.egency@terra.es

Fraud email example:

From: Masdiah Jemain <masdiyah62@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:06:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: help me!!!


I had recieved a email that announces me .i `am the winner in the euro milliones lottery international email adress.. below is the copy of the email than i had recieved..


YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON US$950,000:00 EURO MILLIONES LOTTERY.
FROM THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT
EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY
MADRID-SPAIN
WWW.LOTERIA.COM
ATTN:LUCKY WINNER
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Euro Millones Lottery International Email Address draw on the 30th of April 2006 due to the mixture of names and address the result was released on the 5th June 2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batchof 50,000,000 international email addresses.

Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category A winner in the Euro Millones Lottery Draw. Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of US$950,000:00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only).The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(I) Batch No: WNTO/7416/VA/ES
(ii) Ticket No: TWMT/1800/806
(iii) Lucky No: 07-13-31.54-64
(iv) Ref No: EMLES/2006/M
(V) Serial No: CNMMM/67000/MMC

sponsored by international it companies
The Euro Millones Lottery Program internet draw is held once in a year an 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.

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

MR. JAMES D CODE
VENOX SECURITY & FINANCIAL
NETWORK
TEL: +34-651-047-021
EMAIL: VENOXOFFICE@AIM.COM OR @ VENOX.EGENCY@TERRA.ES

N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;

1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.

2. You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.

3. Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear an Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Legal Clearance Certificate from the Court here in Spain which is in accordance with the European Union Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery Winners.

Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary agent.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you.

Once again congratulations !!!

Best regards,


Mrs.ROSEMOD RAUL.
VICE PRECIDENT

its is true or fraud? i hope you can recognise that person..help me..

and this is the secound email they sended to me after i have submitted my name n phone number..

VENOX SECURITY & INSURANCE NETWORK.
Paseo de Castellana, S/N
28009 Madrid
Spain.

Dear Masdiyah Bt Jemain,

I am Mr. James D. Cole, your claim manager at VENOX SECURITY & INSURANCE NETWORK.
CONGRATULATIONS once again, firstly please we advice that you print out your
CLAIM APPLICATION FORM that is attached to this message, read it carefully, fill it
and send it back to us through this fax number (+34-911-414-291) or scan as back as attachment including a photocopy of your identification.

This notification has to be verified before effecting payment.

After this, we will forward your information to the bank so that your
money can be remitted to you in which ever medium you want it.
Please, do not fail to contact us if there is any unclear situation.
Thanks and Goodbye.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. James D. Cole.
VENOX SECURITY & INSURANCE NETWORK.
TEL: +34-651-047-021
FAX:+34-911-414-291

Note: Our office opens for winners attendance between the hours of 8:00hrs to
20:00hrs gmt. The Euro Million Board has adviced You have to keep this winning confidential from public

in the email,he gives his company adress,it`s true or not?





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