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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +34645113083 (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.
  • global.madrid@madrid.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: elgordo@cybersorteors.com
Reply-To: global.madrid@madrid.com
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:28:54 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION



ELGORDO ONLINE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
CALLE ESPAÑA 64,
22892 MADRID-SPAIN
(Promotion Department)
http://www.elgordo.com/
REF NO: LP/26510460037/08.
BATCH NO: 24/00319/IPD. ONLINE NOTIFICATIONWe happily announce to you the Draw #1219 held on Tuesday, 11th March 2008.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 0059013772 with Serial number 8144/07 drew the lucky numbers: 4, 6, 11, 17, 31, 41 Bonus Ball 44. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of € 815,960.00(Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Euros)The GLOBAL SECURITY S.A. is approved by the Spanish Lottery Board. To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim your prize. Make sure you quote your ref and batch numbers in any correspondence with your claim agent.
You are to contact the Claims Consultant:GLOBAL SECURITY S.A. (CLAIM DEPT.)Mr. Frank Gomez
Tel: +34 645 113 083
Fax: +34 653 576 244
Email to: global.madrid@madrid.comIn respect to claims, you are to forward the following details to (global.madrid@madrid.com) to enable him clear your file for immediate payment. 1. NAME IN FULL:
2. ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. SEX
6. OCCUPATION:
7. PHONE/FAX:
8. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
9. EMAIL ADDRESS:If you do not contact your claims agent within 30 working days of this Notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the prize claim by Winner. Congratulations again from all the members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our promotions program. Congratulation!!Sincerely,Mrs. Rose Juan lopez

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