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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • premioespana@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MARIANO INGLESIA GONZALEZ." <lopex@wanadoo.es>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:35:07 +0200
Subject: WINNER OF THE MONTH


SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
PLAZA OCAÑA 34
2 BIS 28012
MADRID ESPAÑA
Our Dear Winner,
You have won the sum of 1,000.00000 € (ONE MILLION EURO) from SPANISH LOTTERY on our lottery draw.been sponsored by the World Bank. The winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of Internet Email Users, from which your Address came out as the winner . We hereby inform you to claim your winning prize as soon as possible.
You are therefore requested to contact us immediately with your winning details as stated below.
LUCKY NUMBER 7-9-16-34-37.45
REFRENCE NUMBER 3/990/776,
BACTH NUMBER 004091/2006.
FINANCIA DEPARTMENT
JAMES LUIS
TELEFONE 0034639028955
EMAIL premioespana@netscape.net
You are requested to provide us the following information
(a) Your full Name..................
(b) Address....................
(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers ................
(e) your contry of origin ................
(f)age......sex......zip code.........
Congratulations once again.
Note all prize shall be remitted to winners account or via check within seventy two hour from the date of comfirmation. please contact our helpdesk urgently by phone or e-mail for comfirmation, please remember to quote your winning details..
SPANISH LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
MARIANO INGLESIA GONZALEZ.

Anti-fraud resources:

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