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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • info_globalpromont06@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: 10TH GLOBAL PROMO <information_claimsagent11@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:06:10 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULTIONS!!!YOU HAVE WON $850.000.00 USD


10TH GLOBAL PROMO-ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
ALFONSTRAAT B56, 1002 BS AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

This is to notify you of the release of the lottery winning, held on the 7th of November, 2006. Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 13th of November, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:No:023-0148-790-459 with Serial No: 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 3-11-44-37-10-43 which subsequently draws in the 1st category.

You have therefore been qualified for a lump sum payout of US$850.000.00 in cash credited to REF NO.OYL /26510460037/02, drawn in your favor, as the sole beneficiary and covered with the highest level of Insurance policy called the IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT BOND.

Due to mix up of some names and winning number, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you, in your perspective country. Because this is part of our new security protocol to avoid double claiming and forgery of winners identity in this program by some unscrupulous persons.

This lottery was organized by an association of software manufacturers who came together from all parts of Europe including Great Britain, Spain, The Netherlands and Belgium which are the major host countries. All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot draw system, were we extracted over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your fiduciary agent below that has been appointed for the processing of your claim with the email address below:

CONTACT: Mrs Jackques Helene
EMAIL: info_globalpromont06@yahoo.fr

please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER in all correspondence. Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize as soon as they received this notification.

Winners are to contacts us to confirm their winning directly via email with the informations below. This is done to avoid forgery and impersonation of winners information and ticket number.

*FULL NAMES......................
*ADDRESS...........................
*AGE....................................
*SEX.....................................
*OCCUPATION......................
*STATE/REGION...................
*COUNTRY...........................
*TEL.....................................

Note: That you are to respond to all the necessary procedure involved in collecting your prize, and if you are not interested in claiming your prize, you are advised to draft this office your REFUSAL LETTER indicating that you are not interested in your winning prize and it should be used for the next stake.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. The online promotion lottery company is proudly sponsored by a group of successful business men all over the world. Internet draw is held once in a year and it is organized, because we want to encourage the use of Internet around the globe and we are beginning this year with this US$850.000.00 as it is like a WELCOME TO 2006.

And we are proud to say that over 50 Million dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We wish you a hearty congratulation once again.

Yours Sincerely,
Zack Sonnie.

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This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addresse(s). This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules.
If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.
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