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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • winning001@katamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVICE <eyjwinning2005@katamail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:47:58 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVICE rxqf

FROM AGENT ; MR.MARIANO LUIS ALVAREZ

Email: winning001@katamail.com

Tel: 0034 676 771 699

WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVICE


The National Lottery
Granvia 231
Madrid, 28021
SPAIN
(Customer Services)
Ref: SP/9420X2/18
Batch: 074/05/ZY360

WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVICE:

We happily announce to you the draw (#2021) of the SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
Sweepstakes International program held on wednesday November 16th, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 66475600545 180 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:

14,17,23,30, 34,42,
(19) Bonus ball

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of 616,268Euro(Six hundred and sixteen thousand, two hundred and
sixty-eight euro) in cash credited to file KTS/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of
2,465.072Euro shared amongst the four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus. All
participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer
draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in Europe.

In view of this, you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 616,268(Six hundred and
sixteen thousand, two hundred and sixty-eight euro) which would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact
our fiduciary agent:

MR. MARIANO LUIS ALVAREZ

Email: winning001@katamail.com

Tel: 0034 676 771 699

For the immediate release of your funds you are to provide the following details to our fiduciary agent;

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................

CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................

CITY/STATE:.......................................

COUNTRY:..........................................

NATIONALITY:......................................

SEX:.......................AGE:...................

MARITAL STATUS...................................

TEL NO:...........................................

NEXT OF KIN:......................................

AMOUNT WON:.......................................

REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............

LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............

SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........

Good luck from me and members of staff of the SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
MR ANTHONIO VIDA PARKER

Online coordinator for SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.


WARNING!!!

ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD
BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND
LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

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