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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")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024055985 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • barrister.edwardlucqe@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "stake lottery" <lottopromo2@pravda.ru>
Reply-To: barrister.edwardlucqe@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:44:22 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS/YOU HAVE BEEN AWARD ALUMP SUM!!!


FROM:Stakes Lottery Promotions
MICRO-SOFT SWEEPSTAKES
Head Office
Bandar Seri Begawan 1150,
cBrunei Darussalam (BRN).
Ref Number: 040/055/337
Batch Number: 561702-PCD004

CONGRATULATIONS!

This is to inform you of the release of the STAKES LOTTERY PROMO. held on
the 6th of July 2008, but due to the mix up of numbers and addresses, the
results were released on the 16th of July,2008.Your name was attached to
ticket number 27522465897-6454 with serial number 3773-555 that drew the
lucky numbers of 7-14-18-23-31-45, which consequently won the lottery in the
3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of euros ?
3,400.000:00 (THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EUROS ONLY, WINNER 2008 AWARD
SESSION) in cash credited to file with REF:
Ns.KSL/040/055/337.This is from a total cash prize of euros
60,015.225.00., shared among the twenty five international winners in this
category.

Note that all participants in this lottery program have been
selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 30,000
companies and 300,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and
web sites. This promotional program takes place every ending of the year and
we hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent
programs.

CONGRATULATIONS!

****The program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like His Royal Highness, the Sultan of
Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. We look forward to your active
participation in our next year $20 million slot.****
We are aware that a few individuals such as members of staffs, social groups
e.t.c might try to cheat you off your winning fund hence you are advised to
maintain strictness when calling because we usually prefer to call you
attention when needed also please note that for security our referred email
address are very safe,thank you.

Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured under your
address.Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money
remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants as it has happened in the past. You can travel down to any of
our seven paying stations for this award session, which might be any of the
following countries where we have our lottery accounts deposited with
different finance institution including: U.K, SWITZERLAND,BELGIUM,
BRUNIE...e.t.c To begin your lottery claims , please contact solicitor to
this great promotions organization today, Barrister Edward lucqe, E-mail
Address:
barrister.edwardlucqe@o2.pl,
telephone no:+44 702 405 5985.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than this award session.
Any claim not made before this date will be returned as unclaimed. And also
be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (PERRAS PROMOTION
COMPANY & KING ASSOCIATES LTD.)Because they are the company that bought your
ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE:- this 10% will be remitted
after you have received your winnings prize because the money is already
insured in your winning identity.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with your claims agent, You are to provide the below
details,to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winnings. we
advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.

1. your full names
2. your full home / office address
3. direct telephone/fax numbers and email
the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file in your
claims.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL LOTTERY INFORMATIONS FROM PUBLIC AS WE WILL
NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS PROCESSING OR COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY
AND SECURITY OF ALL OUR WINNER.THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT
OF THE STAKES LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.

Furthermore, shall there be any change of address, please do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. All documents and Certificates related to
your winning prize will be sent to you by the auditor general STAKES LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS via courier to your postal address upon the transfer of your fund
into your desired a/c information.

CONGRATULATIONS!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being a part of our International promotions program.

We wish you continue good fortunes.

Dr. Eduardo Luciano Duque
(Vice President)
16-July-2008

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