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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:
  • "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.
  • +34656898475 (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.
  • cardoz7799@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • lotteryclaimesp@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotteriaesp2006@netscape.net" <lotteriaesp2006@netscape.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 16:40:27 +0100
Subject: PREMIUN!!

FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/ PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
PLAZA DE COLONE Nº 23-24, E-28830, MADRID, ESPAÑA.

ATTENTION:REF/EG/2551256003/01 / BATCH/000750013



18 -03-2006 RE: AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of the SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 17th OF MATCH 2006 . Your e-mail attached to ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 615,810.00 € ( SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF. NO. EG/2551256003/01 and BATCH NO. 000750013. This is from a total cash prize of 10,468,770 € (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONLY) Shared among 17 (Seventeen) international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with your payment agent and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and e-mails, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our security 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 e-mails from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America and North America as part of our International promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky e-mail will draw a bigger cash prize in the next year high stake USD 1.3 BILLION inter lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent, CARLOS DOZIEM on TEL: +34-656-898-475 e-mail cardoz7799@yahoo.es for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designated bank account of your choice.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than, 31st OF MATCH 2006 after this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

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

The SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY PROGRAM awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation,the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.The SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 76 Million Euros are won annually in more than 115 countries worldwide.

Congratulations once again from all our members of staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program.


Yours Sincerely,

Javier Lopez.
lotteryclaimesp@netscape.net

Anti-fraud resources:

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