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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • santaes_lucia@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: computersballot@terra.es
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 20:35:23 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON THE EUROPEAN LOTTERY -[Mon, 26 Jun 2000 20:35:23 +0000]

LOTERIA Y APUESTAS DEL ESTADOS
C/ GUZMÁN EL BUENO, 137
28003 MADRID, ESPAÑA.
TEL/FAX: 011 34-635-079-564

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REFNº: EG/009713160012
BATCH Nº: 12428-048803 DATE: 28 -07/06
PAYMENT INSURANCE NUMBER: MMM 3/113/SART88

ATTN: LOTTERY FUND BENEFICIARY,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the LA PRIMITIVA SPANISH SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM which was held on the 10TH OF JULY, 2006. Due to mix up of numbers, results were finally released on the 15th of JULY, 2006.
Your name attached to a Ticket number 025-11464992-750 with Serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 4-18-24-30-31-35, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $ 750,510 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN UNITED STATE DOLLARS), in cash credited to the file Reference number: EG/009713160012.This is from a total cash price of $ 9,953,670.00 (NINE MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited in the bank insured in your name in the Bank here. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and America as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct twice every year. We hope that with part of your prize, you will part-take in our next high stake promotion agenda of EURO 21,300,000.00 (TWENTY-ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) international lottery.

To begin your claims please contact your claims your approved agent JOSE LUIS GARCIA foreign services manager payment and release order department, SANTA LUCIA SEGUROS S.A TEL: 01134-692 817 160 FAX 01134-676 369 309, OR by email to santaes_lucia@yahoo.co.uk for processing and remittance of your winning fund into your designated bank account of your choice.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 10TH OF AUGUST, 2006. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed fund. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!


DON. JUAN PALMA GONZA
(VICEPRESIDENT)

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