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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 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.
  • johnkepping@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: euro million <euromilliones_2006@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 15:57:26 +0200
Subject: 2006 DRAWS!!!!


EUROMILLIONES ESPAÑOL S.L.
Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28940 Madrid,
España.
Ref. Nº: EU/001H03-08/05.
Batch Nº: ES/0012/08-05/MAD.
PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Sir/Madam,
We are please to inform the beneficiary to this email address the late result of the EUROMILLIONES ESPAÑOL INTERNATIONAL Email online lottery programs held on the 20th of April,2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket star number (7-9) drew the lucky numbers 16 - 26 - 34 - 35 - 49:(2) (6),which consequently won this email address beneficiary in the second category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EUR 805,000.00. (Eight Hundred And Five Thousand). This is from a total cash prize of EUR
25,000,000,00(Twenty Five Million Euros).
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
Due to mix up of numbers and winning email addresses, we ask that winners should keep their winning information confidential until their claims has been processed and their money remitted to them. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some winners.All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from over 100,000 companies and individual email addresses from all over the world. This promotional program takes place monthly for the benefit of the lucky and less privilege people. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year EUR100 million International lottery program.To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial registered agent.
MR.JOHN KEPPING
MMT SEGUROS S.L (Foreign services manager)
C/ Gran Via 048
28005, Madrid, España.
Email:johnkepping@netscape.net
Tel/Fax:+34-940460580
Remember, all winning prize must be claimed not later than Six weeks of this notification. After this period, all unclaimed funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed prize. Please, remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with your claim agent.
Congratulations once again from our members and staffs of EUROMILLIONES ESPAÑOL S.L., and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Best regards,
Doñ.Alvaro Gonzalez
Promotions Director
EUROMILLIONES ESPAÑOL S.L.
Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28940 Madrid,España.
Copyright © 2006 Euromillion Promotions . All rights reserved

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