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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.
• 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.
  • +34691959643 (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.
  • casamoneda@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Blah Blub <info2221@web.de>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:24:35 +0100
Subject: wheel E-game 2007




Once Espana Lotto Promo S.L
Once -wheel E-game 2007
Fernandez Shaw 16, 28043
Madrid-Spain

REF: ESW/ 7-15-16-41-46 /PO
BATCH: ES/602115/PBL.

Dear Selected winner,

The international e-games organizers and co-sponsors, ONCE LOTTO Group
International, officially bring to your notice of the final draw result (21st november, 2007)POWER BALL LOTTO -wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in Spain.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

The Once Lotto in Spain, aim to promote theatre, art, literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education. Most recently the foundation set up the NEW ONCE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage theuse of Internet for academic and business pursuits. No tickets were soldout, you were randomly selected. You have been approved a Star Cash prize of Euro 1,100, 000.00 (One Million One Hundred Thousand Euro Only). <o:p></o:p>

HOW DID YOU WIN? HOW DID THEY GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS????<o:p></o:p>

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 255,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your
email, was among the first 3 lucky winners. Please be informed, your
winning prize has been insured to Reference Number (ESW/ 7-15-16-41-46 /PO) in a suspense account.<o:p></o:p>

To file for your claim contact our direct paying agent on the telephone number and email given below. By quoting your Reference number full name, address, Country, Telephone, mobile, fax number and occupation. Note you will be responsible for approval/transfer of your winning prize to your country.<o:p></o:p>


ONCE PAYMENT CENTRE S.L
CONTACT Mr. Antonio Estrada<o:p></o:p>

Foreign Transfer Manager Email: casamoneda@gmail.com [mailto:casamoneda@gmail.com]
FOR MORE INFO CALL Tel: +34-691-959-643 Fax: +34 911 518 488<o:p></o:p>


Thank you for being part of this promotional award programmer. We wish
you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. Yours faithfully,<o:p></o:p>


Mrs. Morgen Blah Blub
Once Promotion Manager
N.B. keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims and
you not been disqualified as this is our precautionary measures. Please be
warned <o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>



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