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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:
  • "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.
  • +34690136730 (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.
  • corporatesecfin@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Smith" <mrk_smth02@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:39:27 +0000
Subject:


FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
APARTADO DE CORREOS Nº 195
28980, 11 PARLA
MADRID SPAIN
31ST JANUARY 06
REF: DDL/4506/MDS.
BATCH: RTL/51564.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the awaiting results of the
EURO MILLION LOTTO STAKES ESPAÑOL S. L. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMES
held on the 22nd October, 2005.as (SWEETSTAKES DE SEMANA SANTA)
ANDALUSIA VISTA S.A entered you as dependent clients, with reference
number: DDL/4506/MDS. And batch number RTL/51564. Your name and email
address attached to ticket number 23.8013, drew the 5th Lucky winning
number: 65-55-03 with Serial number: 011139961172 which consequently won
the Euro million Lotto Stakes in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a payment of €375,600.00 (THREE
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EUROS.) In cash credited to
file reference number: DDL/4506/MDS. This is from a total cash prize of
€26,756.820 (TWENTY SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT
HUNDRED AND TWENTY EUROS) Shared among the international winners in all
categories, Congratulations!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 91,000 (Ninety One Thousand) Emails around the World, as part of our
Euro Lotto Stakes international promotions programme, which was conducted
last year as part of our international programme.
Due to mix up of some email addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal, until your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to
you. This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators.
To begin your claim, you are urgently required for (verification,
records, Insurance premium titled, and funds remittance) to contact your
Agent (MR.JUAN CEING), Foreign Operation Manager) CORPORATE FINANCE
SECURITY, a group of (CORPORATE SECURITY BVORG) at FAX: +34-690-136-730.
TEL: + 34-630-490-645, Email: corporatesecfin@netscape.net, they are your
agent, and are responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings
to you. YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IS DDL/4506/MDS. (Keep personal) Remember, all
prize money must be claimed not later than 16th February 2006. After this
date your sweepstakes-winning prize will be marked as unclaimed and remitted
back to the account of SPANISH MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as
unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Once again, Congratulations!!

Sincerely,
Alberto Raúl Molina
(Programme Director)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam