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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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 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.
  • libertysolagency@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLION" <million_premium@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:49:28 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

EUROMILLIONES ESPAÑOL S.L.
Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28008 Madrid,
España.

Ref. Nº: EU/001H03-08/05.
Batch Nº: ES/0012/08-05/MAD.


PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

Sir/Madam,

We are please to inform the beneficiary to this email address the late
result of the EUROMILLIONES ESPAÑOL INTERNATIONAL Email on-line lottery
programs held on the 12th of August, 2005. Your e-mail address attached
to
ticket star number (7-9) drew the lucky numbers 15-23-30-37-40 which
consequently won this email address beneficiary in the second category.
You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EUR €
805,550.90. (
Eight Hundred And Five Thousand, Five Hundred And Fifty Five Euros.
Ninety
Cents). This is from a total cash prize of EUR € 65,314,938;00. (Sixty
Five
Million, Three Hundred And Fourteen Thousand, Nine Hundred And Thirty
Eight
Euros)

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Due to mix up of numbers and winning email addresses, we ask that
winners
should keep their winning information confidential until their claims
has
been processed and their money Remitted to them. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this
program by some winners.

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system
drawn
from over 100,000 companies and individuals email addresses all over
the
world. This promotional program takes place monthly for the benefit of
the
lucky less privilege people. We hope with part of your winning you will
take
part in our next year EUR €100 million international lottery program.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial registered agent.

MR. VICENTE GARCIA.
LIBERTY SOLE AGENCY.
C/ Gran Via 048
28005, Madrid.
España.
E-mail: (libertysolagency@netscape.net)

Remember, all winning prize must be claimed not later than three weeks
of
this notification. After this period, all unclaimed funds will be
return to
the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaim prize. Please remember
to
quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with your
claim
agent.

Congratulations once again from our members and staffs of EUROMILLIONES
ESPAÑOL S.L. and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Best regards,
Mr.ALVARO MANUEL PABLO.
Promotion Director.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam