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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")
• 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.
  • +34692220698 (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.
  • insurancehomeclaims@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO NET INTERNATIONAL BOARD." <winneraward@whipmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 12:45:42 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS:

LOTTO NET INTERNATIONAL BOARD.
C/GUZMAN EL BUENO,117 MADRID - ESPANA.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONALPROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EGS/JRG 7540876/01 BATCH: SLP280097/1MD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement,of winners of the
year 2006 LOTTO NET SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES held on the 4TH OF
SEPT. 2006. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 01-11-15-29-with
serial number-0187654 drew the lucky numbers 3-11-20-24-37-44, and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of €1,735,810.00(One Million Seven Hundred
And Thirty Five Thousand Eight Hundred And Ten Euros Zero Cents Only) in
cash credited to file Ref:No:EGS/JRG7540876/01.
This is from total prize money of €31,244,580.00 (Thirty One Million Two
Hundred And Fourty-Four Thousand Five Hundred And Eighty Euros And Zero
Cents Only)shared among the Eighteen international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATION !!.
Your fund is now deposited with our co-operative Bank (BANCO SANTANDER
SPAIN) insured to your email address. Due to the mixed up of some numbers
and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.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 over 20,000 companies and
30,000,000 individuals email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place once every year.This lottery was
promoted by some software corporation to compensate some few individuals
with website and email addresses. After the Microsoft anti-various incident
on august 2003.
However, you have automatically qualified to take part in our next year
?1.9Billion International lottery Program.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To release your winning prize,you must first contact your claim agent to
release the last 6 digit numbers (Treasure Key), which was allocated by the
organizers (NLF ONLINE). The Treasure Key identifies winner.please contact
your claims agent,Foreign
Operations Manager.
Dr.JOSE MARTINEZ.(Operations Manager)On,
Tel:+34-692-220-698,
Fax:+34-669-951-994.
Email:(insurancehomeclaims@yahoo.com)
With the following info.
1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Occupatio:
6. Sex:
7. Age :
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:
10.Want to be payed,
a.cheque.
b.wire transfer.
c.pickup.
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to you.Remember, all
prize money must be claimed not later than 28th 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 correspondences
with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once
again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
programme.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Pilar Garcia Portillo.
(Lottery Co-ordinator)

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