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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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.
  • +34657406600 (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.
  • eurocreditoseguro@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Lemmes <eurocredito2007@xmail.net>
Reply-To: eurocreditoseguro@fsmail.net
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:45:43 +0200
Subject: URGENT'' AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPT:
CALLE GUZMAN EL BUEBO S/N LOCAL 126
28085 FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
Madrid, Spain.
Tele / Fax: 0034-657-406-600
ATTN: Winner

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you today the 10th of Oct 2007 of the results of THE =
LA PRIMITIVA CIRCULO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME held on 08th =
of March 2007 Your name is attached to a TICKET N=BA. 015-11-464-850-2007-7. =
Serial N=BA.( 24-8) Ref N=BA. EA/125-06039612-113. Batch N=BA. 02-0527. =
Winning N=BA. 02-20-21-29-38-39. which consequently won the lottery in the =
(2ND) Category. CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!
Your winning amount is(=80520,463.83 Euros)Equivalent to ($704,905.48 USD) =
Seven hundred and Four thousand Nine hundred and Five US Dollars and Forty =
Eight cents only in cash, This is from the total cash prize of Euros =80=
5,725,102.10 Five million Seven hundred and Twenty Five thousand ,One hundred =
and Two Euros ten cents. shared among the Eleven international winners in =
this category.
To be paid through one of the following payment options.
(A) BANK TRANSFER (B) CASH PICK UP
Your winning amount is deposited with the paying bank insured in your name to =
it=92s real value for security reasons and will be Approved for payment by =
the ElGORDO De La Primitiva LOTERIA BOARD after your data=92s verification, =
Notarised and legalised in the Court at the Ministry of Justice here in =
Spain. This is in accordance with the new Spanish/ElGORDO De La Primitiva =
Lottery Act of 2005.
THE TICKET IN YOUR NAME FOR THIS YEAR=92S PROGRAMME FOR CITIZENS OF USA, =
AUSTRALIA, GREECE, ITALIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
Due to mixed up of names we urge you to keep this award CONFIDENTIAL until =
your claim has been processed and your cash remitted to your desired OPTION =
OF PAYMENT as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming =
or unscrupulous acts by non participants taking advantage of this programme. =
We hope, with part of your prize, you will take part in our Summer high stake =
of =80700,000,000.00 lottery promotion.
For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of =
your choice kindly contact your Claim agent : MR. DAVID LEMMES
Foreign Operation Manager,
GRUPO EURO CREDIT SECURITY COMPANY S.L, SPAIN.
Tel: 0034-657-406-600.
E-mail: eurocreditoseguro@fsmail.net
Remember that all prize money must be claimed or filed for claim not later =
than 20.00hr 30thst of OCT 2007,after this date all unclaimed winning amount =
will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. Be =
informed that 10% (ten percent) of your winning fund belongs to GRUPO EURO =
CREDIT SECURITY COMPANY S.L. for they bought this ticket in your name. This =
will be remitted after you have received your winnings because the fund was =
insured in your name. The lottery winning receipt ticket and the lottery =
coupon Played by your agent are with them for your confirmation as the =
Original copy remains with your agent for the processing of your payment. The =
attached payment verification form is to be completed and send to the GRUPO =
EURO CREDIT SECURITY COMPANY S.L with a valid photo page of your Passport =
/Driver=92s license for Identification and verification to send by via-E-mail =
attachment to eurocreditoseguro@fsmail.net
Congratulations once again and thank you for taking part in our international =
promotions, Programme.

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