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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "lottery winners international e-mail programs" (no such lottery exists)
• 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.
  • allianceseguroesp@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barroso sanchez <unionfincesp@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 13:59:02 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: SEMANA SANTA


FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
116-124 CALLE GUZMAN BUENO
MADRID SPAIN
REF: EML/ES/IPPD/980/558777/06
BATCH: ES34/55432/ILPD /SL


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro Millions Lottery Winners International E-mail programs held on the 6th of April 2007 (SORTEO DE SEMANA SANTA).Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 774112232450-699 with lucky main number 15-23-29-41-48 drew lucky star numbers 03 06 , which consequently won in the 3rd category game, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euro €690.622,82€ Euros. (Six Hundred and Ninety Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Two Euros Eighty Two Cents)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names/programme abuse, we ask that you 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 avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from One Millon Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies to promote the use of internet around the world,European Microsoft Chamber of Commerce , the world's largest software company in order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe.
This promotional program takes place every year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year 50million Euro Stake International lottery.and also you can play every friday of the week online. visit our web site www.playeuromillions.com for informations.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial/Claim agent:
Dr.Roberto Jose Pascal (ALLIANCE SEGURO COMPANY SA)
Email: allianceseguroesp@yahoo.es
You are adviced to provide Roberto Jose Pascal of ASC with the details below:
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.AGE:
4.OCCUPATION:
5.NATIONALITY:
6.TEL/FAX:
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 28th of May 2007,after this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Note: All e-mail transmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secure Socket Layer (SSL) server. Do not reply to this email do contact the claims processing officer.Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,

Don. Raul Gonzalez
(Lottery Coordinator).



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