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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +34646717394 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: WINNING LOTTERY NOTIFICATION <antonioperez@gawab.com>
Reply-To: alfredobenito@walla.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:05:48 +0100
Subject: LA PRIMITIVA LOTTO & SPANISH LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK


LA PRIMITIVA LOTTO & SPANISH LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK

Dear Winners,

We happily announce to you the draw of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTTO AND SPANISH LOTTERY NOTIFICATION DESK on-line Sweepstakes International program held on 17th of December 2005 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 6 9 20 27 32 37 49 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st, category .You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of € 1.425.211,37 (ONE MILLION. FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND ELEVEN EUROS THIRTY SEVEN SENT ONLY)

in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of 65,949,880 shared amongst the several lucky winners in this category.All participants for the on-line version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
on-line as part of our international promotions programmed conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.You can see your winning prize on our web: www.thelotter.com,click SPANISH LA PRIMITIVA and click date of play.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon In view of this, your € 1.425.211,37 (ONE MILLION. FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND ELEVEN EUROS THIRTY SEVEN SENT ONLY) will be released to you by any of our courier
department or by bank transfer. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning details confidential till your claim 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 programme.Please be warned!

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am 10.30pm on Mondays through Saturdays:

Mr:Afredo Benito
Tel: +34 646 717 394
Fax: +34 911 311 862
Email:alfredobenito@walla.com

Congratulations once again from all the staff here. In order to verify
your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes. your agent
assign will send you a copy of payment processing form, that you will
fill accordingly so as toproceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all the
staff. Sincerely

Luise Matine Miguel
( M.D )

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