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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +34666245078 (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.
  • thomjose_esp2005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?LOTTERY_LAPRIMATIVA_ESPA=D1OLA_ <lotterylaprimativa=5Fesp@atlas.cz>,
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Reply-To: thomjose_esp2005@yahoo.-com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:33:32 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE !!!


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/I
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE !!!
We are pleased to inform you of the release today, Thursday 15th June 2006,of the LA-PRIMITIVA LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on Monday 12th June ,2006.
Your name is attached to ticket number 025 11464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for the lump sum pay out of Euros.
(€1,200.000,00 - One Million Two Hundred Thousand Euros only.) in cash
credit to the file REF: LP/26510460037/04. This is from a total prize of Dollars. €20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million €euros ) shared among
the twenty three (23) International winners in this category.
CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company LIBERTY TRUST & SECURITAS S,A.MADRID SPAIN. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award confidential from the public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia New Zealand, Middle-East and South-North America as part of our international promotions program, which we conducted once in a year. We hope with part of your prize, you will take part in our end of the year high stake 10 Million euros International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim agent MR.THOMAS LOUIS JOSEL of LIBERTY TRUST & SECURITY.S.A.
(Foreign Service Manager) for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Tel: +34 66 62 45 078 Or via Email(thomjose_esp2005@yahoo.com).
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th of June 2006. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Thank you for being part of our programme.
Best regards and once more CONGRATULATIONS!
MARIA JOSE SANCHEZ
Communications Officer

Anti-fraud resources:

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