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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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: FROM DESK <from@deskfrom.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:56:39 +0100 (CET)
Subject: NEW AWARD


>From The Desk Of Vice President
Euro Millions Lottery.
BOCHUM-GERMANY
www.lottery.com

Attn: RE-AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the
Euro Millions Lottery International E-mail draws on Tuesday 7th of July 2005. Due to the mixture of names and address the result was released on this month Nov 2006. All 10 winning E-mail addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international E-mail addresses. Your E-mail address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this year's Annual Euro Millions Lottery draw, consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of €950,000:00 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro Only).The following Particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(I) Batch No: WTWU/2020/INSD (11) Ref No: MGMT/1880/6700/EUES
(111) Lucky No: 04-12-22-34-22 (IV) Ticket No: 364-441-068
We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. All Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Ten thousand E-mail from (EUROPE, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, MIDDLE-EAST, NEW ZEALAND, NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA) Countries as part of our promotional program conducted. We hope your Lucky name will draw bigger in the next year promotional program.
We implore you to contact your agent to begin your claim.
FRAU (MRS).STEFFANI MORON OR HERR (MR) FINKS SMITH (Agent Consultant)
ALLIANZ INSURANCE
E-mail: infoallianz@aol.com
For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not more than 30 days. Winner that fail to meet up dateline will fortified his or her chance winning claim
Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. Please endeavour to quote your Batch numbers and Serial numbers to your Agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible and you must also contact the 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. Be informed that the Beneficiary has to obtain an Affidavit from the Ministry of Justice which is in accordance with the European Union Financial Commission Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery Winners, to enable your appointed agent obtain the Tax certificate receipt here in Germany before the assigned paying bank can affect payment. Please be aware that the PAYING BANK wills 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 as this is part of our security Biding rules to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. . Congratulations!!! Once again from staffs and management for being a part of our promotional program. Best Regard:
XLOTTO
XTOTO
LOTTERIE
MRS.JANINA.K.JENNES (VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT)

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