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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +34650677802 (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.
  • loginternational@madrid.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTTERY PRIMITIVA <lottowinprom91@netscape.com>
Reply-To: loginternational@madrid.com
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 19:56:12 +0200
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.


C/BUSMAN EL BUENO,137 MADRID - ESPANA.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION:

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement, of winners of
the LOTTERY PRIMITIVA PROMOTION/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 1st of
MARCH,2006.

Your name is attached to ticket number 004-05117963-198, with
serial number 99375 drew the lucky numbers 06-18 -23-27-41-43, and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EUROS
500,000.00(Five hundred thousand euros only) in cash credited to file
No:LP/26510460037/02.This is from total prize money of EUROS
80,400,000.OO shared among the twenty two international winners in
this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
From 20,000 names from Australia,Africa,America,New
zealand,Asia,Europe and North America as part of international
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, you are adviced to keep this award strictly within
your notice untill your claim has been processed.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope however
that with part of your prize,you will enjoythe priviledge to be part
of our end of the year high stakes euro 1.1 Billon international
lottery.

To begin your claim process , please contact loginternational finance
and security spain.

EMAIL:loginternational@madrid.com.
SPAIN ,PHONE NUMBER +34-650-677-802.
FAX NUMBER +34-6754-21107.
DENIS MURRAY. (FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER). For due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account .

Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 31 July 2006,
After this date . all funds will be returned unclaimed and in
accordance be retired to the outstanding account of the AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL as the secondary beneficiary of this fund on notice.


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
always quote your reference and batch numbers in all your
correspondence with the security company.


Furthermore,should there be any adjustments in your contact address,do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

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


Sincerely,

Yours,

BIANCA

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