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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.
• 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.
  • +34650225822 (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.
  • elgordolottery.madrid@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • elgordolottery.madrid@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS ANNA LUISAA MALIA" <elgordogoza@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: elgordolottery.madrid@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 17:02:14 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

C/PEREZ 13 50 0014 MADRID SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
ELGORDO SPANISH LOTTERY COMMISSIONES

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD.

BACTH NO:ESL/49-15-04- 33-06 REF NO:ESL/150442006

RE:LOTTERY WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of the Elgordo Spanish Lottery
Held on the 31st March 2006.Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 3rd April 2006.Your name & E-mail Address was attached to the ticket number 39 with serial number 391504 drew the lucky numbers of 06-28-31-38-42 Which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for the lump sum payment of €1,552,180.78c (One Million, Five hundred & Fifty-two thousand, one hundred &eighty euros, seventy-eight cents only) in cash
credited to file with REF NO:ESL/150442006

CONGRATULATION: Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from only Microsoft users from 20,000 companies,
individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This
promotional program takes place every year.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact the processing Manager that
have been appointed for the processing of your lottery winning. The
person appointed to handle your processing and remittance of your
prize money to an account of your choice is
MR. ANTONIO PEREZ,
PROCESSING MANAGER,
ELGORDO SPANISH LOTTERY BOARD
C/PEREZ 13 50 0014 MADRID SPAIN.
TELEPHONE:+34-650-225-822
Email: elgordolottery.madrid@rediffmail.com <mailto:elgordolottery.madrid@rediffmail.com>
Make sure that you call Mr. Antonio Perez as soon as you receive
this notification to tell you
what next to do for the claims of your winning You have to send (1) your address, Telephone & fax numbers, Reference & Batch numbers details where you will like to receive your winning funds..

Any claim not made three weeks from this date, will be returned as
unclaimed to the MINISTERIAL VAN DE ECONOMIA SPAIN.

Note that all unclaimed winnings will be included in the next stake.
Also in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers on all your correspondence with
Dr. Mr. Antonio Perez, And please follow all his instruction religiously.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Anna Luissa Malia,
Secretary, Elgordo Spanish Lottery Board,
Madrid, Spain
You are advised to call Mr Antonio Perez on phone no: 0034 650 225 822 as soon as you receive this notification for more detailed information about your winning..

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