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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • claimsagent740@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • aimsagent740@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "emaillottery Gazeta.pl" <emaillottery@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:09:21 +0000
Subject: You Have WON THE Euro Million lottrey award 2008.


*You Have WON THE Euro Million lottrey award 2008.*
*EURO MILLION LOTTERY AWARD COLABRATION WITH BURKINAFASO GOVERNMENT.*
* & NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION AGENCY BURKINAFASO.*
*OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP . *
*WINNER- REF: LP/26510460037/03. BillGates Foundation
*
*BATCH: 24/00319/IPE *
*www.acculotto.com*
*http://www.worldluckylotto.iwarp.com/*
<http://www.worldluckylotto.iwarp.com/>
**
*
congratulations*
**
**
**
* YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY AWARD 2008

*
*THERE WAS A COMPUTER BALLOT WHICH QUALIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE
SUM OF EURO950,000.00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euro. Only)*
**
*We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held today 27th May 2007. This is a millennium
scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do
not need to buy ticket to enter for it.Your email address attached to ticket
star number (45407) with serial*
*number 51622 drew the EUROMILLION lucky numbers 3-18-40-40-76 which
consequently won the draw in the Second category. You have been approve for
the star prize of *
**
*EURO950,000.00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euro. Only)*
**
**
* All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe,North
America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program that is
conducted annually to encourage the use of Internet and Internet based
programs. We are delighted to express our heartfelt congratulations to you.

We hope that with a fraction of your wining money,you will be able to assist
the less privilege in your society and also participate in our next year
high stakes promotions of Euro 100 million International Lottery.

For your information on how you will start the Processing and remittance of
your prize money to your designated account of your choice.

Please contact the claim Agent stated below to receive your winning Money
immediately:
*
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**
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*CONGRATULATION !!!

You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you
receive your lump prize in your account or optional cheque issuance to you.
This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell
as we have had cases like this before, please send your Full Name, Home and
Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Tel Number and your winning ticket number,
reference numbers and amount won information for processing of your winning
fund to our registered claim agent in address below:

YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT *
*[image: arabtrans@arabtrans.com]*<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?Toªbtrans@arabtrans.com>

*YOUR CLAIM AGENT IS*
**
*National Agency
Mr Robert Daniel
Address: OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,
45th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP .

Ouagadougu Burkina faso
west africa.
Email: claimsagent740@yahoo.com<http://ca.mc357.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toaimsagent740@yahoo.com>
*
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*Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear affidavits
of lotto claim also remember, all winning must be claimed not later
than 30TH June
2008. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all
correspondence. *
**
*Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
*
*Once again congratulations. Your email adress hasbrougt to you this
unexpected luck.

Important WARNING!!!

ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD
BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS PROCESSOR IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT
LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

CONGRATULATIONS, O NCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF
MICROSOFT COOPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR
BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND
GRATITUDE TO BILL GATE OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING
POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.


*
* THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY:
THE CHAIRMAN, LOTTERY ORGANIZER,


MRS.BLANCA FERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION,
EURO MILLION LOTTERY.
12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP . OUAGADOUGOU BURKINAFASO
*

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