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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.
  • +34691959688 (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.
  • sistleseguros@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "euromillion_pro@terra.es" <euromillion_pro@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:05:30 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON/CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT!!!


YOU HAVE WON/CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT!!!
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD...
BATCH N=C2=BA: LPD/723/86L9/SPNL. =
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REFERENCE N=C2=BA: ESPL/7723BSP/7349/89. =
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We are pleased to inform you of the result of the EUROMILLION INTERNATIONAL=
PROMOTIONS Email addresses ballot program, held on the 13th July 2007 and =
released 17th August, 2007.
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Your email address have been selected as one of the lucky winning address, =
therefore you have been approved for a lump sum payout of =E2=82=AC 315,810=
.00 (THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EURO ONLY). Y=
our email address is attached to a ticket number:=20
4699812739, with prize number 472-9768NL which consequently won the lottery=
in the 3rd category.
This program aimed at encouraging Internet users and the general public at =
large, as part of our Annual International promotion program, in which you =
do not need to buy a ticket to enroll for it.=20
To file and claim your winning prize, simply contact your payment authority=
: via the email below by filling the form with your correct information so =
that he can begins with the processing of your winning prize.
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CONTACT PERSON: Calderon Santos (F.O.M)
Foreign Operations Manager
SISTEL SEGUROS S.A
MADRID SPAIN.
E-MAIL: sistleseguros@aim.com
TEL: +34-691-959-688 =
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REMITTANCE =
FORM




NAME IN FULL:

DATE OF BIRTH:

PLACE OF BIRTH:


OCCUPATION:

TELEPHONE:
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FAX:


ADDRESS:


CITY:

STATE:

COUNTRY:


AMOUNT WON: =E2=82=AC
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I WANT TO BE PAY BY: a / BANK TRANSFER OR b/ CERTIFIED CH=
EQUE =20


REFERENCE N=C2=BA:

BATCH N=C2=BA:


E-MAIL ADDRESS: =20


BANK I=
NFORMATION


BANK NAME:


BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER:

SWIFT CODE:


BANK ADDRESS:


CITY:

STATE:

COUNTRY:






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Congratulations!!! From all members of our staff and thanks for being a par=
t of our International promotions program.
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Sincerely,
Mrs Ellen Markos Lozan =
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(ONLINE LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR).
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NOTE: ALL YOUR CORRSPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO YOUR AGENT. =
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Copyright =C2=A9 1994 -2007 Euro Million! All Rights Reserved. Terms of Ser=
vice =E2=80=93 Guideline.





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