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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.
• 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.
  • claimsagentrob@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Euro Mega <claimsagentrob@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:00:20 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON!!


MEGA EURO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL .
700,000.00 EURO EACH FOR 10 WINNERS
Ref. Number: IMFD 044/576/577/7D
Batch Number: 5455-98774-FG 7K
Serial number: 6774-582

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you about the result of the Winners of
InternationalLottery programs MILAN held on the 15th of July, 2006. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 007686605- with serial number 6774-582 drew lucky numbers
7-16-98-22-20-45 which consequently won in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 700,000.00 (Euros)(Seven Hundread Thousand
Euros) in cash credited to file REF NUMBER IMFD 044/576/577/7D.
This is from total prize money of 7,000,000.00 (Euro) shared among 10 winners.

Info for International Winners in This Category.
Due to the mixed up of some numbers and name's we ask that you keepyour Winning information confidential until your claims has 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 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual emails addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every Five Years. This lottery was promoted by the
software corporation to compensate some few individuals with websites and email addresses,
we hope that with Part of your winning you will take part in our next year EURO 50MILLION
International lottery.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and name's we ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has 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.

FILLING FOR YOUR CLAIM
To file for your Claim, please contact our
CLAIM MANAGER:
Mr Eric Boate,
TEL: 00393895123263
Email : claimsagentrob@yahoo.es

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 28th of August,2006. After this date all
unclaimed funds will be forwarded to charity organisations (NGO).
PLEASE NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications Please remember to quote your REFERENCE NUMBER and your BATCH NUMBER in all Correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do Inform our agent as soon as possible or contact Mr Eric Boate.

Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
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.

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

Sincerely yours,
Mr. ROBERT JOHNSON.
(Lottery Coordinator)

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