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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:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • deniscouroux@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: swissinternational2@interfree.it
Date:
Subject: FOR YOUR INFORMATION


SWISS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
SOLOTHURNERSTRASSE 48,
CH-4002 BASEL,SWITZERLAND.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE:67/80/ESP
BATCH:ESP-541-623-782
DATE:18TH OF DECEMBER 2007

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE

Sir
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Swiss Lottery
International Winners E-mail programs held on the 17TH OF DECEMBER, 2007. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241-671 drew lucky star numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 350,000.00 Euro.(THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO)
Other of our winning programmes can be checked out at our website www.swisslotto.ch
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by the Swiss Government and the European Lottery Board respectively in conjunction with all international world organization in order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe.This promotional program takes place every three year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year 10 million Euro International lottery.
Your winning batch has been assigned to our United Kingdom fiducial agent and to file your claim,please contact him him below

NAME:Denis Couroux
EMAIL:deniscouroux@o2.pl

Please Remember to complete the verification form below while contacting him,as all winning must be claimed not later than four weeks from the wining date,after this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note:Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely Yours,

Mr.Walter Eggenberger
Project Coordinator
Swiss Lottery International,
Solothurnerstrasseb 48,
CH-4002 Basel,Switzerland.

_____________________________________________________________________
This message is CONFIDENTIAL. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received it please let us know by reply it from your system; you should
not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and Swiss Lottery International may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies and to protect your winning from the Swiss Lottery Award Promotion.
The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our usual terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.


______VERIFICATION FORM__________________________________
1.FULL NAME:............................
2.ADDRESS:..........................
3.MARITAL STATUS:.....................
4.OCCUPATION:........................
5.AGE:............
6.SEX:.............
7.NATIONALITY:........................
8.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:.........................
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:...............
10.FAX NUMBER:....................................
11.BATCH NUMBER :.........................
12.REFERENCE NUMBER:.....................
13.ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS IF


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