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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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: "superenalotto " <superenalottosuperenalotto2007@rediffmail.com>
Date: 29 Jan 2007 17:43:25 -0000
Subject: YOU!!!!!WON


SUPERENALOTTOYou have won,With the introduction of new types of games, with the ushering in ofon-linetechnology and with the permits issued under EU law to EU countries tocompete for concessions to run games in Italy and on the internet, wearelaunching our first international program.We are running a program where instead of bought tickets and numbers intheballots we use email addresses. All contestants were selected through acomputer ballot system drawn from email addresses taken from all overtheworld. You have received this message from Superenalotto prize dept.becauseyou have visited one of our sponsored sites and have voluntarily givenyouremail address to receive mails from their sponsors.From the results of the draw that took place on the 29th of Jenuary2007.Your E-mail address has come up as one of the winners; you havethereforewon the sum of One Million United States Dollars (US $1,000,000, 00).Thisis from a total cash prize of Ten Million United States Dollars(USD$10!
,000,000.00) shared amongst Ten Lucky Winners in the CategoryA+.This cash prize must be claimed not later than the 13th of febuary2007.After this date all unclaimed prizes will be declared void. Claimantsmustbe over 20 years of age. All entries must adhere to the Terms andconditionsstated in our official page. To view the terms click on this link:&nbsp; http://ofklinksuper4termsconditions.biz.ly/index.html&nbsp;&nbsp; or paste it in yourbrowser.You must read the terms and conditions and understand them beforeresponding. After reading the terms and conditions, contact yourprocessingagent to file for your claim under reference number:&nbsp; 05/08-SET /012/07.Mr. Giulio Romano.Email: giuromano011@yahoo.comYou are to quote your winning reference number when responding.Finally, we call on you to make sure that you save a copy of this mailbecause you might be called upon to produce it at anytime.Congratulations once more from all of us at Superenalotto and thank youforbeing part !
of our promotional program.Management.Superenalotto.Via Allesio di Toc
queville 13-20154 Milano, ItalyNOTICE:&nbsp; If you wish to be taken out of this listhttp://www.lotto-superenalotto.com/delete.htm.&nbsp; If you believe you havereceived this message in error, please delete it and all copies of itfromyour system and notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail.&nbsp; Thankyou.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam