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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +34665170609 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • universal@mail2madrid.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JUAN CARLOS GOZALES. <loteriaestado@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:14:50 +0100
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL RESULT:


LOTERIA ESTADO.
36 PARLA
28013, MADRID ESPAÑA.
TEL:+34-665170609.


FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF Nº:GXX/18905/MA-SP./05.
BATCH N°:BC207161.
SECURITY FILE Nº WHDS-548-K6-77.
DATE: 2ND MARCH 2006.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY;

AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL RESULT:
We are pleased to inform you, the release of the international promotion program, held on 17TH March 2005. Organised, to promote and encourage international participation, in the international sweep/stake lottery.

Names entered in this program, were presented by our international marketing, in conjunction with world leading lottery, humanitarian organisation,. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system, drawn from 25,000 email addresses around the Globe, as part of our international promotion program which we conduct every easter month of the year.

In the 14th series from a pool of €5,204,277.41 (five million, two hundred and four thousand, two hundred and seventy seven euro, forty one cent), playing with the six numbers 19-37-43-52-74-81. Your email address under ticket number 77.942, won in the 4th category congratulations !!!.

Your ticket number 77.942, is award the sum of €715,810.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS). Your security file number for your winning claim is WHDS-548-K6-77. Keep confidential.

Beneficiary should come to Spain personally for direct claim, in situation were a winner cannot travel to Spain, alternative transfer process will be effected, by the help of our registered Agent.

All prize winnings are insured to the original value, and deposited in an offshore Bank, due to inability of communication. Following the mix-up of names and addresses, we asked that you keep your winning data's away from the general public to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation, by impersonator.

To begin your claim, contact Mr. JOSY CARLOS Manager ( UNIVERSAL SECURITY CONSULTING S.A.) Tel/Fax:+34-658661125. Email:UNIVERSAL@mail2madrid.com for elaborate verification, directly with data's available before direct claim or alternative transfer process will be effected. The claim requirment is listed below.

(1)Release Order Form

(2) A copy of identity

(3) The Clearance Certificate from the spanish Notario Office Madrid Spain.


The dead line date for claims is 30TH March 2006, after this date, unclaimed fund will return to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. All correspondence, must be directed to your authorized and registered claims agent. Furthermore should there be any changes in your name or address, do inform claim agent, as soon as possible.

Congratulations, Once again, from all members of our staff's and thank you for being part in international program.


SINCERELY,

DON JUAN CARLOS GOZALES.
(PROGRAM DIRECTOR).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam