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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:
  • "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)
  • agentpaul07@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bingo Prize Administrator <bingocordinator2007@mac.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:37:50 GMT
Subject: you have won 718,581.00Euros


This is to inform you of the release of the Mac Online Bingo Lottery
International sweepstake lottery-promotion held on the
24TH OF MARCH 2007 and your email address attached to ticket
number 2007/MARCH-00034 with Serial number 0065 -07,won the lottery
in the 2nd category. You are therefore approved for
a lump sum payout of 718,581:00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE EUROS ONLY) in cash
accredited to file reference number: MOBLC/009834.

CONGRATULATIONS !

Your fund is now deposited in one of our accredited finance house here
in Italy insured in your favor. Due to mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice
until your claim has been processed and money remitted
to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by
participants as it has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot systems /
shopping ticket-foils and traveling ticket-foils drawn
from 75,000 Company names and individual names from Asia, Australia,
New Zealand, Europe, America, Africa and North America
as part of our annual-international promotional programs.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claims agent, PAUL
HARRISON, on agentpaulharry07@fsmail.net , agentpaul07@yahoo.it or through this
phone number +39 340 811 7723. Remember, all prize money must be claimed
not later than 24TH OF MAY 2007. After this date,
this fund will be returned to the next draws as unclaimed fund.

Yours Sincerely

MARIA ANGELO

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