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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • agentpaulharry07@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • agentpaulharry07@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Prize Administrator<bingonlinepromo@fsmail.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:14:28 GMT
Subject: You have won 718,581.00euros


FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
BINGO ONLINE PROMOTIONS
C.SO FERUCCI , 54 , FLORENCE, ITALY.
REFERENCE NUMBER: BOP/00002564123


ATTN: LUCKY WINNER,

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
This is to inform you of the release of the Bingo Online International s=
weepstake lottery-promotion held on the 3RD OF MARCH 2007, this result wa=
s initially delayed due to mix up of numbers and addresses, the results w=
ere finally released on the 19TH OF MARCH 2007, and your e-mail address =
attached to ticket number 256398002 which consequently won the lottery in=
the 2nd category. You are therefore approved for a lump sum payout of =80=
718,581:00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHT=
Y-ONE EUROS ONLY) in cash accredited to file reference number:BOP/0000256=
4123

All participants were selected through a computer ballot systems / shoppi=
ng ticket-foils and traveling ticket-foils and e-mail addresses drawn fro=
m 45,000 Company names and individual names from Asia, Australia, New Zea=
land, Europe, America, Africa and North America as part of our annual-int=
ernational promotional programs.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claims agent PAUL HARRY =
on the following quoting both the reference and ticket numbers
E-mail: agentpaulharry07@fsmail.net
Alternate E-mail: agentpaulharry07@yahoo.it
Tel: +39 340 811 77 23

Yours Sincerely
DR. PIER DUNN ALBERO

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