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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euromillion loteria" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +34696331297 (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.
  • euromillionbanco@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Luther Zihiri <douiti_momo595959@web.de>
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:59:46 +0100
Subject: PROMOTION !!!




Euromillion Loteria Español
Pol.Lasao, Area Anardi
611, 28090 Madrid.
Spain Branch
Ref. Nº: SG:538/101/901
Batch. Nº: Eurs/5490/9100/08.
Important Information,

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON YOU LOTTERY.

Please your urgent response is needed.
It is a pleasure to inform you through this medium that Your
emailaddress has won a prize of Euros 950,000.00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand euros Only) in category'A'micronet Lottoshop Ref. Nº: SG:538/101/901.
Batch. Nº: Eurs/5490/9100/08.

To claim your winning, contact your claims Company;please send your
Full Name, Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Tel Number and
your winning ticket number, reference numbers and amount won information for processing of your winning fund to our registered claim agent in address below:
-----------------------------------------------
EUROBANCO TRUST AGENT
Dr.Dave Silver
Contact Email: euromillionbanco@gmail.com [mailto:euromillionbanco@gmail.com]
TEL:+34-696-331-297
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Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear affidavits of lotto claim also remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 31th March, 2008.

For the immediate release of your funds, you are to contact the above
Trust Agent and give your Reference number along with your Phone nad Faxnumber.

Yours Sincerely,
Gabriel Pepe Louis
Co-ordinator

ALL RESPOND MORE BE SEND TO THE ABOVE MAIL CONTACT




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