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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claims 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.
  • groupoclaims@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • eurogroupomail@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: LOTERIA PRIMITIVA SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY <lotteriaprimwin@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:26:31 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF AWARD.


LOTERIA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL.
EDIFICIO DE LOTERIA no 70,C.P. 28805. MADRID SPAIN.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE:EFP/7743/1190/EML.
BATCH:812/433/KGT
26th JANUARY 2006.

ATTN. AWARD WINNER.

This is to inform you on the release of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME held on the 14th of JANUARY. 2006, and the resulst was released on the 26TH of JANUARY 2006.Your Email address attached to ticket number 946-721-802-439 with serial number 476-053-630-121 drew the lucky numbers 3-17-42-46-24, which consequently won you the lottery in the 2ND category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €550.000 ( FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF.Nº. EFP/7743/1190/EML.and BATCH Nº. BATCH:812/433/KGT .This is from a total cash prize of €11,000.000 ( ELEVEN MILLION EUROS ONLY) Shared among the 20 (Twenty) international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company and insured with your Email address. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this programme by non-participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 80,000 company and 60,000 individual names and email addresses from all over the world as part of our International promotions programme, which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next years highstake € 50 million international lottery.
To begin your claims, please contact your claims agent DR LUIS ANTONIO the foreign service Manager of GROUPAMA SEGUROS S.A. on TEL:0034 685-058-437
Email: groupoclaims@netscape.net OR eurogroupomail@netscape.net
for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than ONE MONTH upon receipt of this notification.
After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. And also be informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning will be paid to GROUPAMA SEGUROS, S. A. Because they entered your email address for the draw and they are your claims agent. This (10%) will be remitted after you have received your money because this money is already insured in your name.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations!! once again from all members of our staffs and thank you for being a part of our Email International promotions programme.

Sincerely,
Mrs SARA MARTINEZ
LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.

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