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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:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +34652677942 (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.
  • saneduardo07@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTERIA NACIONAL <loterianacional14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <saneduardo07@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:17:58 +0300
Subject: E-MAIL:LOTERIA NACIONAL AWARD 2007


E-MAIL:LOTERIA NACIONAL AWARD 2007Paseo De La castellana 28, 3A28809 Madrid Spain.

Reference Numbers: ES/007/05/12/MAD.Batch Numbers: SP-9059-2007.

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTERIA.

We are pleased to inform you of the result on Friday 22th June, 2007 of
the Loteria Nacional promotions program.
Drew lucky numbers 4-21-23-26-43-44 which consequently won in the 2ndcategory, You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of One
Million euro Only (?1,000,000.00).

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep yourwinning information confidential until your claims has been processedand your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming andunwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawnfrom over 50,000.00 companies and 20,000,000.00 individuals emailaddresses and names from all over the world.
We hope with part of your winning, you will take part in our next yearThirty Million Euros lnternational lottery.

To file for your claim, Please contact Loteria claims DepartmentMadrid.

Contact Person: Sanchez Eduardo.C/SAN Fernando 41, Planta 4c28807 Madrid, Spain.PHONE: +34 652 677 942FACSIMILE: +34 917 615 191E-MAIL:saneduardo07@yahoo.es

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to designatedaccount of your choice.
Yours Sincerely,Wilfred EnriqueLottery Director.
_________________________________________________________________
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