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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.
  • +34677325885 (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.
  • smithmorgan2006@yahoo.es
  • globalnetservices2000@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.ELENA GARCIA" <flashfortuneprograme@message.com>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 15:56:13 +0200
Subject: MRS. ELENA GARCIA


THE FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY COMMISION
CALLE PICASSO 12, MADRID, 28007, SPAIN.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE, AWARD DEPT.

BATCH: 241/2002/BLL.
FILE NO. FFLC/5333/025648/06

DATE: 2-05-2006

ATTN: DEAR WINNER,

We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting
sweepstake held on the 30th day of April, 2006.

This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses
were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet
users. Therefore you do not need to buy a ticket to enter for it.

However, your email address was attached to Ticket No:1511-1972 with
Serial No:8888/06 which eventually won the lottery in the first category of
the draws which won a total cash prize of THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
EUROS (€350,000.00) in cash credited to security file number FFLC/5333/025648/06.This is from a total cash prize of (EUR €3.Million)share among our winners in various categories.

We hope with a part of your winning ,you will take part in our MID
year stake of Twenty million Euros(€20,000000.00)International Lottery
Programe.

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
philanthropist, industrialists and some other big multinational firms
within Europe who wish to be anonymous.

Your funds is now deposited with our Payment/Finance Department in the
security company to your name ,Due to the mixed up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this winning a top secret from the public
notice until your claims has been processed and remitted to your
account as this is a part of the security protocol, to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

To begin your claims, please contact your claim agent:

GLOBAL NETWORK SERVICES S.A (MADRID, SPAIN)
DR. SMITH MORGAN ( Director of Foreign Transfer).
TEL: +34-677-325-885
Email: smithmorgan2006@yahoo.es (OR) globalnetservices2000@yahoo.es

For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of
your choice. Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than two
weeksfrom the date of this notification. After this date, all unclaimed
funds will be returned to the lottery commission bank account which will be
added to the mid year Draw.

Please note that 10% of your prize will be returned to your claim agent
as soon as you confirm your prize in your bank account as any failure to
do so will be regarded as a breach of contract agreement.

Furthermore, should there be any change of email address, do inform
your claim agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions.

Yours sincerely,

MRS. ELENA GARCIA
(Lottery Coordinator).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam