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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:

• 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.
  • +34650357407 (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.
  • libertyagent@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: SPAINISH LOTTERY <lottoaward2005@casino.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:36:44 +0200
Subject: EMAIL PROGRAMS*2005*WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!


SPAINISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE GRANVIA 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF: IHDSGP/67-ILGI0409/49
BATCH:PSSG/15/056/WRCS
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
05/10/05
Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Spainish Sweepstake Lottery International programs held in Madrid Spain.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 632005600545 -182 with Serial number 2388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-8, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 500,000,00Euros(Five Hundred Thousand Euros) in cash credited to file IDC/906044308/03.This is from a total cash prize of Two Millios Five Hundred Thousand Euros(2,500,000,00), shared amongst the first Five(5th) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Madrid booklet representative office in Spain as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your 500,000.00 Euros(Five Hunderd Euro) would be released to you by our agent in Madrid,Spain.They will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

To file your claim,contact
MR JAMES WRIGHT:Email:(libertysecurities@walla.com)or (libertyagent@netscape.net) telephone:+34-650-357-407
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.

Remember,You are to contact the bank by email and within a week of receiving this notice.After this date, all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

VERIFICATION FORM

1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________
2. ADDRESS: __________________________________
3. SEX: _______________
4. AGE: ________
5. MARITAL STATUS: ___________________
6. OCCUPATION: _______________________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________
9. LUCKY MAIN NUMBER: _______________ LUCKY STAR NUMBER: _____________
10.TICKET NUMBER: ___________________
11.REF / BATCH NUMBER: ______________
12.AMOUNT WON: ______________________
13.IDENTIFICATION NUMBER EITHER PHOTO COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING LICENCE / NATIONAL ID CARD.

Yours Sincerely,
WILLIAMS JOSE
LOTTERY CODINATOR.

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