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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Loteria National" <lottery@winners.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:01:16 -1200
Subject: RESULT UPDATE

LOTERIA NATIONAL INT.
AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT
EUROPE ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR.
http://loteria.com/loteria.php
We are happy to inform you that your email address has
been selected as one of the lucky email addresses in the
category "B" of the online lotto conducted by Loteria
Nacional held on the 29th of december,2005.The late release
of this result was due to difficulties encountered in
sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses.
Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTO to
give out prizes based on the computer ballot
system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER
FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A
WINNER).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
The cyber-Lotto was conducted by an automated computer
balloting system, where by email addresses(30,000 email
addresses),were extracted from all continents of the world.A
draw was held in different categories and winners emerged
from different parts of the world and they are entitled to
various cash prizes depending on their different
categories.Thus, you are entitled to a prize money mega
jackpot of 0ne million,0ne hundred and seventy
euro(1,170,000 euros).
Reference number for your prize is:EU-6005-34-SA,draw
winning number (3/4).As a category B winner you are to
immediately claim your prize, by contacting our fiduciary
agent. Below is the contact information of our fiduciary
agent.
MR.PARKER SAGA
LOTERIA NATIONAL CENTRE,
BERLIN,GERMANY.
EMAIL:claimscordinator@walla.com

N.B:Terms and conditions to claim your prize:
*************************************************************
1.Please quote your Reference number,your full name and
address,Age,Country,Telephone,mobile,fax number and
occupation to our Fiduciary agent.
2.Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings
has been processed ,approved and transfered to you by your
claim agent above.The beneficiary is responsible for the
(VETT/APPROVAL CHARGES) of his fund to his/her country.
For verification on your lucky winning prize,you are to
visit our online site http://loteria.com/loteria.php and
indicate the date this email lottery programme draw was held
(29th of december 2005) and there you will find your result
winning number.
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This promotion programm is sponsored by Loteria National to
encourage the use of internet.
Sincerely,
Rizo Jose.
Promotions Manager

REPLY TO: claimscordinator@walla.com

PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL LOTTERY INFORMATIONS FROM
PUBLIC AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS
PROCESSING OR COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF ALL OUR
WINNERS.





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