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

Fraud email example:

From: akin seun <mikel4star@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:01:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION..........YOU HAVE WON(Reference Number: EURO/05/12/88/456



WORLD'S BEST LOTTERY GAMES

EURO MILLIONS

Reference Number: EURO/05/12/88/456
Batch:EURO/25/8787

Serial Number 65-5524

Congratulations!!!

FROM THE EURO MILLION LOTTERY OFFICE

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of the Euro Million Lottery Program. This draw was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the internet so no tickets were sold. This is a part of our international promotions program which we conduct every year. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to serial number 65-5524 drew the lucky numbers 4-18-24-30-31-35 which consequently emerged you as one of first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) in cash credited to file SKL/Millionenformel/05/1288. This is from a total cash prize of 50 Million Euros shared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this category. Your fund, 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) is now deposited in an insurance company with a hardcover insurance bond policy.

This year's Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Euro Million Lottery. The estimated 50 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in Europe history. The biggest was the 363 million jackpot that went to two (2) winners in a February 2006 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our English representative office in London. In view of this, your 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) would be released to you by the insurance company in United Kingdom, where you will be required to choose your mode of recieving prize. Our English representative will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.

To begin your claims please fill in the formation stated below:

1.FIRST NAME;............................
2.LAST NAME;..............................
3.CONTACT ADDRESS;..............
4.DATE OF BIRTH;.......................
5.REGION;......................................
6.NATIONALITY;..........................
7.CITY;...............................................
8.STATE;..........................................
9.ZIP/POSTAL CODE;........................
10.OCCUPATION;..............................
11.MARITAL STATUS.........................
12.REFERENCE NO;.............................
13.BATCH NO.;....................................
14.SERIAL NO;.......................................
15.AMOUNT WON;..............................
16.NEXT OF KIN;.................................
17.TEL;...................................................

contact your nominated claims agent:

Mr Richard Billingham
Foreign Services Manager,
Payment and Release Order Dept.
Süddeutsche Klassen lotterie(skl)

E-mail: Davidelottery@yahoo.com

Your nominated claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than two weeks from the date you received this notification. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to the EURO MILLION LOTTERY COMPANY. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavour to quote your Reference Number: Reference Number: EURO/05/12/88/456 and Batch numbers: EURO/25/8787 in every correspondence with your nominated agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your nominated agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.

Yours faithfully,
Mr David Lionel,
Promotions Manager,
Euro Million Lottery Company.






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