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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:

• 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.
  • eurocentre2007@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ONCE ONCE <oncecentre@epatra.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 06:28:47 -0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,YOU HAVE WON THE ONCE EMAIL AWARD !!!!

ONCE LOTTO PROMO
Desk Of Approval/Game,
Gaming Board Department,
Valencia,Spain.

The ONCE email Gaming Board and all the staff of this great company are pleased to inform You that
Your email address has won the online lottery draw held on 30-11-2006.The late release of this result was
due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed numbers and email addresses.

On behalf of the ONCE Lottery Board,we congratulate You for your email emerging the winner of this
draw.Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and frequent questions that you
may likely ask(HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST???HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL
ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???).The draw was done electronically with a random email device
system, to enourage the use of internet by web users.Your email address was attached to Reference
Number(UE25049-S38).This have Qualified You to Claim a Cash Prize Of (750,000.00 euro)Seven
hundred and Fifty Thousand euro from a total cash prize of Six millions euro shared among(8) lucky
winners.You do not need to buy a ticket to enter for it your email we as randomly sceleted as one of the
winners.

To file for your claim,contact the fiduciary agent direct by phone and email given below. By quoting your
Reference number,your full name,address,Country,Telephone,mobile,fax number and occupation.Also
note that you will be responsible for the processing of your winning prize,all these will be explained to you
immediately you call your agent. .

ONCE NACIONAL CENTRE
DR.ALEXANDER GOMEZ
TEL:0034 617 105 218 REPLY
TO: eurocentre2007@sify.com
web site: http://loteria.com/once.php

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Maria Jose
Online coordinator for ONCE ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.
Copyright © 1994-2007 The Once Online Lottery Inc.

N.B keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims

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