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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:
  • "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 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.
  • brilaseguridad@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rosa tamudo <rosatamudo@web.de>
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:52:51 +0100
Subject: KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE!!!





LOTERIA PRIMITIVA ESPANA
AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT
MADRID-SPAIN.
EMAIL-LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME!!!

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in Loteria Primitiva programme held on 1st March, 2007. Your email address were attached to one of the ten Winning Ticket numbers. You have been approved for the star prize of Euros 250.000.00 Euros.(Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros only). This is a millennium scientific computer programme 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.

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed/nominated agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

BRILA SECURIDAD COMPANY
Mr Anthonio Rubio Correa
(Foreign services manager)
TEL: +34- 653-037-716
Email: brilaseguridad@aim.com [mailto:brilaseguridad@aim.com]

Find below your Reference, ticket and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent,
REFERENCE NUMBER: EPSL /25003127/CSL/02
BATCH NUMBER: EULO/2907/444/908/06
TICKET NUMBERS: 025-114-6992-750

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 30th march. Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions programme. Your winning prize is not deductable until your winning has been processed, approved and transferred to you. The beneficiary/winner is responsible for the Vett/Approval charges of the winning prize to his/her country. Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours sincerely,
Rosa Tamudo
For Claims Officer
The Lotto Company, Spain




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