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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 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.
  • +34699790143 (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.
  • confidissecsa@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WORLD WIDE PROMOTION PROGRAME <confidissecsa@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:26:01 +0100
Subject: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION


(WORLD WIDE PROMOTION PROGRAME)
CALLE AROYO NO.10 PISO ID 28008 MADRID, SPAIN.
TEL: 00 34 609 133 527
Email( confidissecsa@yahoo. it
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
BATCH: EGS/2551256003/04
REFERENCE: 14/0017/IPD
22/08/2006
RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the release of the result of LOTTERY BOARD PROMOTIONS SA Program held on the 1st of August, 2006 Due to mix up of some numbers and names, the results were released on the 12th of August, 2006.Your name attached to ticket number 031-1127-841 with serial number 3214-07 drew the lucky numbers of 3 -15-18-27-37-43 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of €815,810.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY)
in cash credited to file with Batch Nº EGS/2551256003/04. This is from a total cash prize of € 6,621,340.00 (SIX MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONETHOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY EUROS ONLY) Shared among the thirty one international winners. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, South America and North America
as part of our International promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next year's program.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claims agent, MR DALLAS GREY Foreign operations manager
( COFIDIS SECURITY & FINANCE SA) on Tel:0034-699 790 143 Fax: 00 34 -940 464 781. Email: confidissecsa@hotmail.com
for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than, 30th of September, 2006. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Attached is a processing form, fill it out and return to COFIDIS SECURITY & FINANCE SA on fax: 0034 605 505 061 for processing and remittance of your winning fund.
Congratulations once again from all our members of staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program.
Sincerely,
SANCHEZ M. RAUL REGISTERED
VICE PRESIDENT

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