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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:
  • "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.
  • +34679767922 (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.
  • cofidis@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS MARIA BLANCO SANCHEZ. <elgordolaprimitiva@message.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:33:28 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE WON IN OUR LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAM.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/03
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the release today,{23th March 2006},of the
SPANISH LOTTO COMMISSION LOTTERY/INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 6th Feb,2006. Your name attached to ticket number 02511464992-750 with serial
number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39,which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of Dollars 347,828.87 (Three hundred and fourty seven thousand eight hundred and eighty two .eighty seven cents.) in cash credit to the fileREF:LP/26510460037/03.
This is from a total prize of Dollars 8,500,000.00 share among the seven! tee! n (17) International winners in this category.
CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with BANCO SANTANDER MADRID SPAIN . Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, 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 25,000 names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle East and South-North America .As part of our international promotions program, which we conducted once in a year.We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of the year high stake uros 300 Million International Lottery.


To being your claim, please contact the issuing authority your prize claim agent,


(Foreign Service Manager) DR.JOSE CRUZCO,
COFIDIS SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY S.A.
TEL:+34-679 767 922
FAX:+34-625 787 142
EMAIL:cofidis@post.com


NB:YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE FOLLOWINGS IMMEDIATLY TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT:


1,YOUR BATCH NUMBER
2, REF UNMBER
3, TICKET NUMBER
4, YOUR FULL NAME/ADDRESS,
5, YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS
6, MOBILE NUMBER

7,YOUR COUNTRY
8, OCUPATION
9 , SEX

10, AGE
AS WELL AS COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION.

for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than {16th May 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 address do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.


Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate.Congratulation again from all member of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program.


Best regards,

MRS MARIA BLANCO SANCHEZ.

Anti-fraud resources:

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