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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:

• 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")
• 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.
  • hugoignacioinfo@latinmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "LA PRIMITIVA ESPAXOL" <la_primitiva_claims@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:55:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Award Notification


=20



LA PRIMITIVA ESPA=D1OL INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT, GUZMAN EL BUENO 137, 280=
03MADRID, ESPA=D1A.REF N=BA: ES/EUR-10-062/06 BATCH N=BA: EU/008-FDH INTE=
RNATIONAL E-MAIL ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION. We happily announce to you =
the beneficiary to this e-mail address the draw of the LA PRIMITIVA ESPA=D1=
OL e-mail online International Lottery Sweepstakes program held on Saturd=
ay 10th June 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 2-3-10-2=
1-30-46 drew the lucky star number: (43-0) Bonus ball which subsequently =
won the e-mail beneficiary in the 2nd category. This e-mail beneficiary i=
s therefore approved to claim a total sum of =80873,000.00. (Eight Hundre=
d And Seventy Three Thousand Euros) in cash credited to Ref: N=BA: ES/EUR=
-10-062/06. and Batch N=BA: EU/008-FDH All winning email addresses for th=
is online version were selected randomly from World wide web sites throug=
h computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals, union=
s, associations, and corporate bodies that were listed=20
in the online e-mail web sites. In view of this, all winning prize would =
be process for claim to you by our registered affiliated claims agents fo=
r non-resident winners, they are your claim processing agent and sole rep=
resentative in assisting you to file and claim your winning fund. Our Eur=
opean registered agent which covers your geographical location will immed=
iately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as so=
on as your contact is receive by them. For security reasons, you are advi=
sed to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is pro=
cessed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary =
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, a=
ny bridge of confidentiality on the part of winner will lead to disqualif=
ication, please be warned.To file your claim, please contact our register=
ed affiliated claims agent below: DR. HUGO IGNACIOSTANDARD SOLE AGENCY PL=
ANISTS AMOARO ITURBO 70 BAJO 3-8MADRID=20
ESPA=D1A. Email: hugoignacioinfo@latinmail.com or standardsoleagency@mywa=
y.comPlease note below your winning details for verification and processi=
ng of your winning prize.REF N=BA: ES/EUR-10-062/06BATCH N=BA: EU/008-FDH=
Ticket N=BA: 2-3-10-21-30-46 Lucky N=BA: 43-0. Remember to quote your fu=
ll name and address, date of Birth and Nationality, reference and batch n=
umbers in all correspondence with your claim agent. Once again congratula=
tions from all our members and staffs of LA PRIMITIVA ESPA=D1OL.Good luck=
,SABRINA ALBERTOPromotional Director.


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