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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 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.
  • +34652561348 (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.
  • hallmarkfsinc@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DON LUIS.Y.PAULO <spanishrollsroyc@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 11:06:40 +0200
Subject: SPANISH ROLLS-ROYCE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY



SPANISH ROLLS-ROYCE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY
PLAZA DE LA CARLOS 5 PISO 4,
78001 MADRID ESPAÑA
TEL: +34 652 561 348
FAX: +34 940 465 848

FROM INTERNATIONAL AWARD DEPT.
File Ref Nº:SRR69108 / 06
Batch Nº: 2810-74W/L

ATTN: BENEFICIARY
DATE: 27-05-2006

AWARD NOTIFICATION.
We are please to inform you of the announcement of winner of the
CENTENARY ANNIVERARY AND EXTRAVAGANZA OF SPANISH ROLLS-ROYCE
on behalf of Honourable Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.

This extravaganza was held on 22nd May 2006. Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
the names of the lucky winners were released on the 26th of May 2006.
Your name and address attached to ticket number 2100457-7 with batch number 2810-74W/L
which consequently gave you this opportunity of having a lump sum of $615.810.00.US
(SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN, US DOLLARS ONLY)
CONGRATULATION!!!

All participants in this extravaganza were selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn
from all AMERICA, EUROPEAN, AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC/ASIA AIRLINE, ONLINE WEB
CUSTOMERS, which consequently won in the 3rd category.

Your fund is now deposited with a bank and insured in your name.
Please due to mix up of some names and numbers, we ask that you keep this award
information confidential until your claim has been processed and money remitted to you,
as this is part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse of this Extravaganza by some persons,
as we have resulted to pay winners by bank wire transfer or by cheque.

To begin your SPANISH ROLLS-ROYCE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY claim, Please contact,
JOSE WILLIAMS,
foreign operation manager
HALLMARK FINANCE & SECURITIES INC
TEL: 011 34 664 428 337
FAX: 011 34 660 863 778
Email:hallmarkfsinc@mail.com

For remittance of your winning to a designation of your choice.

Please, for your information, all winning must been claimed not later than 10thJune 2006.
And also be informed that 10% of your winning belongs to AIRLINE PROMOTION COMPANY S.A
because they entered your name for this draw.
This 10% will be remitted after you have received your prize because the money is insured in your name
already.

NOTE: You are advise to send your full names and tel/fax numbers to your
agent (HALLMARK FINANCE & SCURITIES INC) so to start the processing of your winning

Congratulation once again,
For being part of our SPANISH ROLLS-ROYCE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY WINNER.

Congratulation
Sincerely
ORIGINAL APPROVED COPY

DON LUIS. Y. PAULO
ROLLS-ROYCE PROMOTION MANAGER
D071228789

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