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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +2348052029558 (Nigeria, 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.
  • morgan_sec@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rotadams22@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 11:53:54 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?THE=20EURO=2DAFRICA=20MILLION=20AWARD=20RESULT=20NOTIFICATION?=

THE EURO-AFRICA MILLION AWARD RESULT NOTIFICATION
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT EURO AFRICA MILLION
LOTTERY BOARD.
137 ADIOLA ODEKU STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND-LAGOS, NIGERIA.
DATE:12th - AUGUS - 2006.

WINNER REF. NUMBER: EAML/ES/8888986523/06
WINNER BATCH NUMBER: EAS/ 34/044/EML

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the International Euro Africa
million lottery E-mail award program held on Tue- 8th August, 2006. Your
E-mail address attached to ticket number 6604-005 with lucky main number
02 - 04 - 09 - 38 - 50 drew lucky star numbers 06, 08, which consequently
won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of Euro 2,000,000.00 (Two million Euros only)

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names/programme abuse, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed
and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.


All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.

We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year
50 millions Euro Africa International lottery. This is an Irish woman who
won in the first category: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4730113.stm>


To file for your claim, please contact our fiducially/Claim agent:
****************************************************************************
Company Name : Morgan Securities ( Insurance Firm)
Address : Lagos-Nigeria
Company E-Mail : morgan_sec@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone : +234 805 202 9558
Contact Person :Barrister Rotimi Adams ( Insurance Officer)
***************************************************************************
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 29th - 08 - 2006. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake or send
back to the Government Treasury.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.


Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

N/B : Your e-mail was selected after searching your country directory and
was applied for the Annual Euro
-Africa Million internet e-mail program. After the receive of the award
price in your account, you will be sending 10% of the total sum won to our
brokers account as the agent fee for including your e-mail to the lottery
program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours in Service,
Barrister Rotimi Adams (Lottery Co-ordinator)
For: Euro-Africa Million Lottery Program.
*************************************************************************************

SEND REQUIRED INFORMATION BELOW TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT
VERIFICATION FORM
1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________
2. ADDRESS: __________________________________
3. SEX: _______________
4. AGE: ________
5. MARITAL STATUS: ___________________
6. OCCUPATION: _______________________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________
9. LUCKY MAIN NUMBER: _______________
LUCKY STAR NUMBER: _______________
10. TICKET NUMBER: ___________________
11. REF / BATCH NUMBER: ______________
12. AMOUNT WON: ______________________
13. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER EITHER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING LICENCE
/ NATIONAL ID CARD.

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