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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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!
• 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.
  • vitaltrustsp@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: "eurolottointernational " <eurolottointernational7@rediffmail.com>
Date: 17 Feb 2007 14:08:50 -0000
Subject: Euro WINNING NOTIFICATION


Euro WINNING NOTIFICATIONBatch. Nº: EULO/2907/444/908/06.Ref. Nº: ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA&nbsp;Dear Sir/Madam
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro Million lottery Award 2007&nbsp; Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on 16th&nbsp; feb,2007 in Spain. Your e-mail address attached to the following digit No:
(¡) Batch. Nº: EULO/2907/444/908/06.&nbsp;(¡¡) Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990&nbsp;(¡¡¡) Lucky No: 10-23-44-72-80&nbsp;(iv) Serial No: MUOTI/82536&nbsp;(v)Ref. Nº: ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA
which consequently&nbsp; YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THIS YEAR EURO MILLION LOTTERY.in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of $ 950,000.00. (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State dollars Only). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CONGRATULATIONS !!!
Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will 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.You are advice to contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, reference, batch and winning numbers, address and telephone numbers&nbsp; for the processing of your winning claim.
We&nbsp; also advice&nbsp; that all winners should keep the above winning information&nbsp; confidential from the public until their claim is processed and their winning prize fund transferred.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted&nbsp; pesrtaking advantage of this programme by non-participant or un official personnel.
Note, All winnings must be claimed with 30 days from this notification otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!Important WARNING!!!
Do not reply to this email address box, all reply should be forward your claim agent.************************************************&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vital Trust AgencyDr Philip weeksE-mail:vitaltrustsp@aim.com *****************************************************Best Regards.All reply should be forward your claim agent.************************************************&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vital Trust Agency E-mail:vitaltrustsp@aim.com *********************************************&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ms.Anna Maria Blanco.Program assitant.
Note:This year lottrey promotion was sponsor by MICROSOFT COOPERATION AND ITOCHU corporation ltd, Suitan of brunel.

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