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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim 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.
  • +34654839497 (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.
  • agentjohnson343@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MARIA C. CARLOS." <euro_lotteryspain@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:08:02 +0200
Subject: Congratulations !!


FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD.
SPANISH GLOBAL LOTTERY S.A
CALLE Nº 42/B JOSE MARIA, 28922 MADRID SPAIN.

BACTH NO: LMSP/82255742/33
REF NO: LMSP/7393794/33

RE: AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of the SPANISH GLOBAL EURO
MILLIONES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD. Held on the 23/8/2006. Due to the
mix of number, the result was released on the 4/ 9/ 2006 .

Your name was attached to the Ticket number 00788769 Serial Number
0980978-0 Drew lucky numbers of 1-3-19. Which consequently won the
lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for the lump sum payment of
€ 1.500.000.00 Euros. ( One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) in cash
credited to file with REF NO: LMSP/7393794/33.

CONGRATULATION !!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask thatYou keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has Been processed
and your money remitted to you.

This is part of our Security protocol advise to avoid double claim and
unwarranted abuse of this Program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
From only Microsoft users from 20,000 companies, and 3,000,000
Individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This
Promotional program takes place every three years.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact the processing company that
have been appointed for the processing of your lottery winning. The
person appointed to handle your processing and Releasing of your prize
money is Agent:John Johnson.

Director Operation of Euro Credit Commission S.A
Madrid Spain.
Address: C/ Jaun Carlos Nº 47b, 33100 Madrid Spain.
Telephone: +34 654 839 497
Fax: +34 654 839 493
Email: agentjohnson343@aim.com

Contact: Agent:John Johnson.


Note: All the winners must register for their claim in the Spanish High
Court through their claim agent, before payment will be made.

Any claim not made in TWO WEEKS from this date, will be returned as
Unclaimed to the MINISTERIAL VAN DE ECONOMIA SPAIN and all unclaimed
winnings will be included in the next stake.

Also in order to Avoid unnecessary delay and complications, remember to
quote your Reference and batch numbers on all your correspondence with
Agent Christopher Cook And please follow all his instruction
religiously.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Thanks,
MARIA C. CARLOS.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam