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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.
  • frontlinesecom@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: global software <globalsoftware@web.de>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:02:16 +0200
Subject: YOU WON,CONTACT YOUR AGENT




CLAIM NO: 10186125111
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

GLOBAL SOFTWARE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
C/ SANTA MARIA 28550 MADRID
SPAIN
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Global Software Lotto International programs held on the 24th of June,
2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket No: 17940128006 with prize No 1581015/HL drew 455,000.00 Euros which was first in the 3rd class of the draws. You are to receive 455,000.00 Euros (Four Hundred And Fifty Five Thousand Euros).

Please be informed that because of mixup in cash pay-outs, we ask you to keep your winning information confidential until your fund (455,000.00 Euros) has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank. This measure must be adhered to in order to avoid the loss of your cash prize. Prize-winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by other participants. Its important to note that these draws were conducted formally, and winners were selected through an internet ballot system from 75,000 individual and company
e-mail addresses, hence, the draws were conducted around the world through our internet based ballot system.

The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Global Software Group. We congratulate you once again and hope you will use part of your winning to participate in our next 20 million Euros jackpot draws. Remember,all winning must be claimed not later than the 15th of August 2006.After this date all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake.
Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your winning numbers in all correspondence with us or your agents.

Thank you for being part of our promotional program and be informed that 5 % of your prize belongs to your agents,Frontline Security Company which you will pay to them after receiving your payment.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you,please kindly contact your claims agents with the following information
for onward forwarding to the paying Bank:

(i) Your names
(ii) Amount won
(iii) Contact Address
(iv)Your winning numbers
(v)Contact telephones and fax numbers

INFORMATION OF AGENTS:

Frontline Security Company,Madrid Spain
Contact person: Dr. Philip Jonah
Email: frontlinesecom@netscape.net

Congratulations once again.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Patricia Aramburu
(Lottery Coordinator)

NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: frontlinesecom@netscape.net











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