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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 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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +34696700066 (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.
  • agentluisgomez2005@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Blanco Lopez <laprimitiavzone@caramail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:23:50 +0100
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE


FROM THE DESK OF MANAGINE DIRECTOR
CLAIM FILE NUMBER: EG/008045160027
BATCH NUMBER: 100000488
MADRID: 22/02/2006


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE


We are pleased to inform you today 22th day of Feb 2006 for the release of
the SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Held on the 17 th
Feb. 2006. Your name attached to the ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 drew
the lucky number 134-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently won the lottery in
the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$950,950.00 ( NINE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY ) in cash credited to file NO: EG/008045160027. This is From A Total
Cash Prize of US$25,756.820.00 ( TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ONLY ) shared Among
International Winners In This category

CONGRATULATIONS.
Your fund is now deposited with a finance company insured to your name.
please note that your claim and batch numbers are the key to your funds,
you are to keep this as a top confidential until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your bank account as this is part of
our protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage
of this program by participants.
All Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Europe America and Asia as part of our international
promotions program which we conduct twice every year. We hope with a part
of your prize you will take part in our next high stake USD1.3 BILLION
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent MR.LUIS GOMEZ, the
foreign Service manager UNION SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY
TEL:+34-696-700-066 FAX:+34-940-465-815 EMAIL:agentluisgomez2005@yahoo.es
for processing and transfer of your prize money to a designated bank
account of your choice. Remember all prize money must be claimed not latter
than 15th Mach 2006. After this date, all funds will be return to the
Ministerio De economia y Hacienda as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with us or your agent, furthermore, should there be any
change of address, Do notify your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for being
a part of our promotion program.
Sincerely,
MRS.BLANCO LOPEZ
DIRECTOR

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