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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • atlasfinases@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rubenboyer01@terra.es" <rubenboyer01@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:57:21 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS



EuroMillions Awards International.
Via Principe Amedeo 2
20121 Milano
Milan,Italy.
=======================================================
EuroMillions is Affiliated to Italian National Lottery
(INL).
Sir/Madam,
CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON 1,500,000.00.
We are pleased to inform you of the Lottery result of
EuroMillions Awards International New year Bonanza,
which was held on the 16th February, 2007.
Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number:
05-32-777--45-50 (09-0712) , with
Reference Number : 11062858716 drew a prize of
1,500,000.00 (One Million,Five Hundred Thousand
Euros).
This lucky draw came first in the 2nd Category of the
Sweepstake.
You will receive the sum of 1,500,000.00 (One
Million,Five Hundred Thousand Euros) from our
authorized Paying Bank.
Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes,
including the time limit placed on the payment of
Prizes Won in the different categories,We strongly
advice that you keep all information about this prize
confidential until your Won-Prize 1,500,000.00
has been transferred to you by our approved paying
bank.
You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to
avoid any delay with the release of your funds to your
person as this program has been abused in past, hence
we are doing our best to forestall further occurrence
of false claims.
Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number
05-32-777--45-50 (09-0712) was selected and; it came
out first by an e-ballot draw from over 250,000 e-mail
addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).
Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky
winners.
NOTE:With your permission, your e-mail will also be
included in the next sweepstake
of 5Million.
You must claim your prize: 1,500,000.00 (One
Million,Five Hundred Thousand Euros)not later than
7-days from the moment you receive this e-mail.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim
from the bank; please
contact our appointed and accredited financial experts
in holland who are vested with the responsibility of
ensuring that all winners have their winnings duly
verified/processed and notarised,for clearance and
tranfers authorisation be obtained in your favour to
have our bankers tranfers your prize to your account
without delays.

Here is the contact information:

Atlas Financial Bv, Amsterdam.
Contact Person and Claim agent: Mr. Boyer Ruuben.
Tel:/Fax: 0031-847-304-770
Email: atlasfinases@aim.com

Congratulations.

Godson Achampo
For

Josephine Di Wangui (Ms.) CPA.
Lottery Co-ordinator.

Note:There is a deadline for claims of prizes and at
that date all unclaimed prizes would be returned as
unclaimed and your winning cancelled.













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