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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +34649697618 (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.
  • vettapproval@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • vettapproval@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Milliones" <mariajose.euroes18@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 14:37:45 +0200
Subject: YOUR LUCKY DAY!!!


*EURO MILLIONS *
*AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT*
*BARCELONA.SPAIN.*
*http://www.loteria.com/euro.php *


*EMAIL-LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME** *

We are pleased to inform you that your EMAIL ADDRESSE has been selected
as one of the 10 lucky winners in the email lottery programme conducted by
the EURO MILLIONS on the 30th of december,2005.

The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in
sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses.All 10 winning addresses
was randomly selected from a batch of 500,000,000 international emails.
Your email address emerged alongside with 10 others as a Numeros "5 " winner
in this year's euro millions award Draw.

*HOW WAS THE SCELETION DONE?*

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes
based on the computer balloting system (THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A
TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A
WINNER). As a Numeros "5 " winner, your lucky email addresse was selected by
the computer balloting system where only email addresses are soughted,from a
total number of 500,000,000 international email addresses drawn from all
over the globe, only ten winners emerged in this category.

You winning email addresse has therefore been approved a lump sum payout of
€466.812,79(Four hundred and sixty-six thousand,eight hundred and tweleve
euro,seventy nine cent) in cash credited to file REF.NO: LO/04679/LA. This
from a total cash prize of €4.668,127. 09 (Four million,six hunderd and
sixty-eight thousand,one hundred and twenty seven euro,nine cent)shared
among the 10 international winners in numeros "5. Below are
the particulars attached to your LUCKY WINNING EMAIL .

(i)the file Ref number: LO/04679/LA
(ii)Result winning numbers:8-16-19-43-45-1-4
(iii)email ticket number:754/22/76

To immediately claim your prize,contact the claim/paying agent on the
telephone number below.

EURO MILLIONS AGENCY S.L
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Mr.Costa Vella
calle colon 1(28972).Barcelona,spain.
TEL:0034-649-697-618
TEL:0034-900-800-456
EMAIL TO:vettapproval@netscape.net

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of
your winning prize (funds) to you. Also note that you are to contact and
process your winning prize not later than five working days, After this date
if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be
returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

N.B:Terms and conditions to claim your prize:
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1.Please quote your Reference number,your full name and address,Country,
Telephone,mobile,fax number and occupation to your calim agent.

2.Your winning prize is not DEDUCTABLE until it has been
fullyprocessed,approved and transfered to your designated account of your
choice, by your claim agent above.

3. You the beneficiary of the lucky email addresse would be responsible
for the VETT/APPROVAL CHARGES of your winning prize.

For more verification on your lucky winning email prize,you are to visit
our online website page ( *http://www.loteria.com/euro.php*) and indicate
the date this email lottery programme draw of the EURO MILLIONS was held
[30th(dia) -12(mes)- 2005(Ano)] and there you will find your result winning
number(8-16-19-43-45-1-4 ).

Once again on behalf of all our
staff,CONGRATULATIONS!!!.This promotion programm is sponsored by EURO
MILLIONES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET. All informations have to be kept
out of public until your winning prize has been processed and transfered to
your designated bank account ,this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted
abuse of the programme by some participants.


Sincerely,
Maria Jose.
Promotions Manager
Euro Millions
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This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may
be privileged.It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above.
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*REPLY TO*: *vettapproval@netscape.net and call MR.COSTA VELLA ON
0034-649-697-618 OR 0034-900-800-456, FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ON HOW YOUR
WINNING PRIZE WOULD BE PROCESSED AND REMITTED TO YOU.*
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