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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:

• 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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +34665098707 (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.
  • brunodomingo@operamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTERIA <eglp2006@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: email_brunodomingo@safe-mail.net
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:54:36 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/06
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD


SUBJECT:AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the release today, 2nd of March2006,of the EL GORDO the 1st of March ,2006.Your email address was attached to ticket number 02511464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 19-25 26 30 32 34,which consequently won the lottery in category 3ª.

You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of € 800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Euros Only) in cash credit to the file REF: LP/26510460037/06. This is from a total prize of € 11,130,835.00 shared among the international winners in their respective categories.

CONGRATULATION!

Your fund is now deposited with a paying bank, ALLSTATES BANK,Madrid Spain.Due to the mixed up of some numbers and email addresses,we ask that you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 780,000 email addresses from Australia, USA,Europe, Asia ,Africa,New Zealand, Middle-East and South-North America .As part of our international promotions program, which we conducted twice in a year.We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of the year high stake €30 Million Euros International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact the issuing
authority, your prize claim agent, Mr. Bruno Domingo (Foreign Service
Manager) for processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice.Tel: +34 665 098 707.
Email: brunodomingo@safe-mail.net Or brunodomingo@operamail.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than the 30th of March, 2006. After this date,all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.

Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulation again from all member of our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotion program.

Best regards,

JAMES CARLOS.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam