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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")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • andydavidx@excite.com
  • andydavid006@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "gomez" <andydavidx@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:11:24 +0300
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
DATE:08/09/06.
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the release today,30th
of August 2006 of the ELGORDO
SWEEPSTAKELOTTERY/INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the
28th August,2006.

Your email address was attached to ticket number
02511464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the
lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39,which consequently won
the lottery in the 3rd category.
You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay
out of € 500.000.00 (FIVE Hundred Thousand Euros) in
cash credit to the file
REF: LP/26510460037/03. This is from a total prize of
€ 10,000000.00 share among the seventeen (20)
International winners in their respectivecategories.
CONGRATULATION! Your fund is now deposited with a
paying bank,BANCO SANTANDER.Due to the mixed up of
some numbers and email addresses,we ask that you keep
this award a top secret from the public notice until
your claim as been processed and your prize money
remitted to your bank account as this is a part of our
Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or
unwarranted taking advantage of this program
by participants. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000
email addresses from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia ,New
Zealand, Middle-East and South-North America .As part
of our international promotions program, which we
conducted twice in a year.We hope with a part of your
prize, you will take part in our next year high stake
€30 Million Euros International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact the issuing
authority, your prize claim agent, Sir.Andy David,
(Foreign Service Manager) for processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.Email:
Sir.Andy David .
Claims Processing Department,
Madrid Spain.S.A
1)Email:andydavidx@excite.com
2)Email:andydavid006@yahoo.com
Tel.0034:676552266.
Fax.0034:676552866
web site:www.lacaixa.es.
Remember all prize money must be claimed not later
than the 31th of October 2006. After this date,all
funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with
your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of
address,do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.
Please remember to ask for your prize claim
certificate. Congratulation again from all member of
our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotion program.
Best regards,
Maria Gomez.


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