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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: international award promotion 2008 <internationalaward59@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:32:30 +0200
Subject: !!!EASTER BONUS AWARD !!!



Attn: Sir/Madam.
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We are please to announce you as one of the 6 lucky winners in the Euro Mi=
llones Lottery International Email Address draw on the 14th of March 2008,=
due to the mixture of names and address the result was released on the 31=
st March 2008. All 6 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch=
of 50,000,000 international email addresses. Your email address emerged a=
longside 5 other as a second category winner in the Euro Millones Lottery =
Draw.=20
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 510,=
290.08 (Five hundred and ten thousand two hundred and ninty euros, eight =
cents only ) which is equivalent to US$805472.00 (Eight hundred and five t=
housand fou r h undred and seventy-two United States dollars only) The fol=
lowing particulars are attached to your lotto payment order: (I) Serial Ba=
tch No: 83200-0
(ii) Ticket No:01- 1204
(iii) Winning No: 13-21-25-35-48 + 4-8
(iv) Ref No: 088-05498646-034
The Euro Millones Lottery Program internet draw is held once in a year and=
is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldw=
ide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in m=
ore than 150 countries worldwide.=20
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon=
as possible for the immediate release of your winnings: Mr. Evans Rafael.=
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Tel: 0034 687 330 855=20
E-mail: info.groupama@ozu.es
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N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;=20
1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims=
officer.=20
2. You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Tele=
phone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via ema=
il or following telephone number 0034 687 330 855 to process the immediate=
payment of your prize.=20
3 . Be informed that the appointe d age nt wil l b e required to swear an =
Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Appr oval Legal Clearance Certif=
icate from the Court here in Sp ain which is in a ccordance with the Europ=
ean Union Financial Ac t 2004 on payment of International Lottery Winners.=
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Please b e aware that the PAYI NG BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon sa=
tisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary=
agent. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning informa=
tion confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to=
you.=20
Once again congratulations!!!=20
Best regards,=20
Mr. Emil Meier Eduardo
Euro Milliones Lottery.=20
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