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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +34695070588 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "AWARD OFFICE." <award_winningoffice@weedmail.com>
Reply-To: agentenglish2002@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 15:10:41 +0200
Subject: Final Notice.


FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
OF THE PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF: . BM/7789452384/05.
BATCH 621/1423/DPR.
Date. 01. 04. 06.
ATTENTION: .

REF: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

This is to inform you of the release of the result of the DE LA PRIMITIVA PROGRAM held on the 01st.
of feb 2006 , should there be any discrepancy of number’s and address, please do not
hesitate to inform THE ECO FINANCE SECURITY that entered your name as one of their dependant
clients with reference nº BM/7789 452384/05 and batch nº 621/1423/DPR

In the fifth series from a pool of €17,073,620.00 ( Seventeen Million, Seventy-Three Thousand, Six
Hundred and Twenty Euro) in cash among the 26 participating finalist playing

6,000 full tickets. Your ticket nº which is:-334-03743027-034,serial nº 98990-0 and the wining
nº 02, 18, 23, 35, 37, 48. has been approved for a lump sum payment of €1,369,688.58c.( One Million,
Three Hundred and Sixty-Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty-Eight Euro, Fifty-Eight Cent.)
in cash credit to file reference nºBQ/8366439644/05. Congratulations!!!.

Due to the mixed up of numbers and addresses, I would advice that you keep this award top secret
until your claim has been confirmed and price remitted to your bank account . This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the above situation.

Please be advised that your fund has been deposited and insured in our corresponding security company in your favour. Do not hesitate to table case if fund is tampered with.

To begin your claim, please contact your agent Jane English, the managing director of
Gonet Security & Finance Company on telephone Tell: 0034-695-070-588 Fax: 0034-695-118-848 for the
Processing and remittance of your fund to the designated account of your choice.

The deadline for this notice is 25th. of April. 2006 by which funds will be returned to MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as un-claimed.

Congratulation once again from all the members of our staff and thank you for your interest in
LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE CO. S.L.


JESUS ARROYO
Payment Control Department
La Primitiva Sweepstake

EL-GORDO LOTTERY SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE CO. S.L. REG Nº B28899434

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