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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 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:
  • "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.
  • +34651109627 (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.
  • eurocreditsecrty@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • eurocreditsecrty@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLION LOTTERY PROMOTION AWARD WINNERS NOTIFICATION <euromilliones_lottery_org@fsmail.net>
Reply-To: eurocreditsecrty@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:20:52 +0200
Subject: !!!CONGRATULATION!!EURO MILLION LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAM WINNING AWARD NOTIFICATION


C/GUZMAN EL BUENO,137
MADRID - ESPAÑA
28903 MADRID ESPAÑA.
WEBSITE:WWW.EUROMILLIONS.ORG
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: REF: LP/67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782
Date:31-03-2006

Euro millions lottery Award Winning Notification Final Notice

We are pleased to inform you of the release today, 24 March 2006,of the INTERNTIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 12TH,2003. Your name attached to ticket number 653 908 321 675, drew the lucky number 17-28-33-35-47-, and star 04, 09 number which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of uros 1,547,000.87(One Million Five Hundred and Fourty Seven Thousand point Eighty Seven
cent.) in cash credit to the file REF: LP/67/80/IPD. This is from a total prize of uros 12,500,000.00 share among the seventeen (17)International winners in this category.
CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company EURO CREDIT COMMISION.Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your claim as been processed
and your prize money remitted to your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle-East and
South-North America .As part of our international promotions program, which we conducted once in a year. We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of the year high stake uros 300 Million International Lottery. To beging your claim, please contact the issuing authority agent, your prize claim agent, Mr.juan carlos, (Foreign Claim Office) for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Tel:+34-651-109-627.Email:eurocreditsecrty@yahoo.es Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later until than the 15th april, 2006. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed fund.
Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with your agent. Further more, should there be any change of address do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate.Congratulation again from all member of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program.
Best regards,
FERNANDO SANCHEZ.
LOTTERY CORDINATOR

SEND REQUIRED INFORMATION BELOW TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT
( eurocreditsecrty@yahoo.es )
VRIFICATION FORM
1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________
2. ADDRESS: __________________________________
3. SEX: _______________
4. AGE: ________
5. MARITAL STATUS: ___________________
6. OCCUPATION: _______________________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________
9.COUNTRY__________
10. BATCH NUMBER: _______________
11. REFRENCE NUMBER: _______________
12.AMOUNT WON: ______________________
13.IDENTIFICATION EITHER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING LICENCE / NATIONAL ID CARD FOR PROPER IDENTIFY.

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