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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • jose.mari@personal.ro
  • edison4real@hotmail.com
  • uecaseguros@gmail.com
  • iversen_mapfre@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: Jose Mari <m.jose.mari@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:21:11 +0100
Subject: RE The Beneficiary


LOTTO EXTRA/INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
JOSE ARCONES 20,28017 MADRID. SPAIN
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
E-mail: jose.mari@personal.ro / edison4real@hotmail.com
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER
YOUR REF: EXTRALOTTO/GXX04/MSEP
DEPOSIT NO: DB/036/XMSEP
We are pleased to inform you of the release today, 27th of DECEMBER, 2005, of the LOTTO EXTRA SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY/INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 5th of OCTOBER, 2005.Your Name & Address was attached to the Ticket number-
120783 with Serial number 423 drew the Lucky number- 14-17-23-30-34-42-19 , which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd
category.
You therefore have been approved for the lump sum pay out of €540,594.00 (Five Hundred and Forty Thousand,Five Hundred &
Ninety Four Euros Only.) in cash credited to the file REF:EXTRALOTTO/GXX04/MSEP,DEPOSIT NO: DB/036/XMSEP.This is from the
total prize of €8,961,848.00 (Eight Million,Nine Hundred and Sixty One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty Eight Euros) shared
among the Five (5)International winners in the 4th category.
CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company UECA SEGUROS .S.A.. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your claim as been processed and your prize money remitted
to your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claims or unwarranted taking advantage of
this program by nonparticipants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 100,000 email addresses, names from Australia,
Africa, USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle-East and South-North America As part of our international promotions program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our yearly high stake €150 Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim agent,MR.ALEX IVERSEN FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER OF
UECA SEGUROS,S.A. TEL/FAX: +34 9404 67385 EMAIL:uecaseguros@gmail.com,or iversen_mapfre@excite.com, for processing and remittance of your prize
money to your designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 30TH of
JANUARY, 2006.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in
every of your correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform your claiming agent as soon as possible.
Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate. Congratulations once again from all the member of our staff and
thank you for been part of our International Promotion Program.
Best regards,
JOSE MARI
VICE PRESIDENT LOTTO EXTRA

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