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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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 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.
  • euromillloteria@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • benitez_sf@wanadoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • benitez_sf@starspath.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLIONES LOTERIA INTERNATIONAL" <euromillloteria@aim.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: benitez_sf@wanadoo.es
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:14:26 +0200
Subject:

EURO MILLIONES LOTERIA INTERNATIONAL
CALLE LAS MARINAS 11 ,28004 MADRID,SPAIN
EMAIL ADDRESS: euromillloteria@aim.com

FROM:THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF NO: ESC/00388955/20
BATCH NO:SLI/022/O7
DATE:26/06/06
ATTENTION: STAKES WINNER .

RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION,FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of the EURO MILLONES
SPANISH SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 25th of JUNE,
2006,organised by our marketing department to promote and encourage
international participants in our yearly high stake lottery programme. Your name
attached to ticket number XX2511-1055 with serial number 44012166 drew the lucky
numbers 12- 36-43-18-24 -46-29 which consequently won in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of,
€950,289.00C(NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND,TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE EURO) in cash credited to file
REF NO:ESC/00388955/20. CONGRATULTIONS !
Your fund is now deposited with a BANK insured in your name, due to mixed up of
some numbers and names, we ask you to keep your prize tracking number very
confidential until your claim has been processed and your fund remitted to your
nominated bank account, as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claims.
All participants were selected through a computer ballots system drawn from
25,000 email addresses from Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, Caribean,
Africa And New Zealand as part of our international program which we conduct
once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will take part in
our next coming end of year high stake €1.8 billion International lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent, DON SIMON GONZALEZ,

Foreign Operations Manage, BENITEZ SEGURIDAD & FINACIA S.A on email
benitez_sf@wanadoo.es or benitez_sf@starspath.com for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated bank account
of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 27th OF JULY,
2006.After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y
HACIENDA as unclaimed fund.
Also for your information, 5% of your prize money belongs to your claim agent
company as a part of their commission. This commission will be paid to BENITZ
SECURITY & FINANCE S.A only after you have received your fund in your designated
account.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your
reference and prize tracking numbers in every of your correspondence
with your claims agent.
JOSE MIUGEL RUBIO.
PRESIDENT .

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam