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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")
• 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.
  • +34626738057 (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.
  • philipacto@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LUCKYDAYS INVEST AGENCY.S.A <philipactio@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: philipacto@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:59:23 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE A WINNERS


SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNACIONAL
CALLE MULLER ,22-24
280061, MADRID
SPAIN
------------------------------------
2007 EMAIL BALLOTING
GOLDMINE SPANISH LOTTERY.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE
PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE
AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF NO: BTL/4910X1/04
BATCH NO: 12/25/0304

WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
GOLDMINE SPANISH LOTTERY wishes to inform you the results of the Email address ballot lottery international program by the SPAIN held on 26th Feb,2007. Your email address was attached to ticket number 56475600545-188, with serial number 5388/02, drew with lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently Won the lottery in the (A) category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses.You have therefore been approved a lump sum of ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (1.2 MILLION DOLLARS).
Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoiddouble claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, For the release of your winning, kindly contact your claims agent:
====================================================
THE CLAIMS AGENTS!!
Prize Remittance Dept,
DR. PHILIPS COLE(Claims Manager).
EMAIL: philipacto@yahoo.com
TEL/FAX: +34-626-738-057. ====================================================
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the Release of your funds as soon as you contact him and you are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning in every correspondences with claims agent. All winning must be claimed not later than 8th March, 2007. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as unclaimed.Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations!! again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program?
Congratulations once again from all the staff here.
For the avoidance of doubt, your email address was gotten from one of our network websites that you visited and it emerged as one of lucky winners.To proceed on your claim validation, we will need your particulars to verify your winning.This will be required to draw up the winning papers in your name.Please attach a recent passport photograph if available
(For identification at payment point)
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1.FULL NAMES:_____________________
2.ADDRESS:________________________
3.SEX:_____________________________
4.AGE:____________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:________________
6.OCCUPATION:____________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________
9.FAX NUMBER:_____________
10.AMOUNT WON:___________________
11. COUNTRY:___________________
12.8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL::_____________________________
Upon receipt of the duly requested data which is to be sent via email, you will receive the contact information of the payment office to effect the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.

Sincerely Yours
Ms Suzan Peters
Zonal Co-ordinator
Promotions Manager
(GOLDMINE SPAIN)

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