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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")
  • "claims 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_superenaclaims7@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY COORDINATOR" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: superenalotto007@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:10:28 +0100
Subject: RE: NOTIFICA DEL PREMIO:CONGRATULAZI ON!!!

ITALIAN SUPERENALOTTO 2006
PREMIO DEPARTMNT,
EDIZIONE DEL INTERNET,
VIA GARIBALDI 35, 21000 ROME, ITALY.

ATTENTION: WINNER!
TICKET NUMBER: 27511465896-6410
SERIAL NUMBER: 4204-777
DREW LUCKY NUMBERS 5-21-23-34-61-72

SUPERENALOTTO AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results
of the SUPERENALOTTO ANNUAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 28th December
,2006. You were entered as dependent clients with; Reference Serial
Number:4204-777 and Ticket number 27511465896-6410.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 27511465896-6410
thatdrew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake
in the
first category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of
1,200,000.00 Euros {One Million Two Hundred Thousand Euros} in cash credited
to file REF NO.OYL /26510460037/02. This is to encourage the use of the

internet and computers worldwide and we are beginning this year with this
year
with 1, 200, 000, 00 as it is like a WELCOME TO 2007.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 50,000.00 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as

part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some names

and email addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your

claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.

This part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted

taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators.

Suffice to say here,You are required to fill the VERIFICATION & FUNDS
RELEASE FORM below and return to your claims agent, this is to enable her
carry
out your verification and arrange for the release of your funds

NAME:

GENDER:

AGE

MARITAL STATUS:

NATIONALITY:

OCCUPATION:

ADDRESS :

CITY:

STATE/PROVINCE:

PHONE NO:

COUNTRY :

WINNING INFORMATION
SERIAL NUMBER :
REFERENCE NUMBER:

(FIDUCIARY AGENT)
Name: Mrs. Adaline Daniela
Email address: info_superenaclaims7@yahoo.it

She is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your
winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H67/B4 (keep
personal).

Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than (ONE MONTH OF
NOTIFICATION).

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Elena Giorgio
LOTTERY COORDINATOR.




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