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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:
  • "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.
  • +34695042655 (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.
  • luisshawn003@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "monica farrah" <monicafarrah_7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: luisshawn003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:22:11 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTD AS A WINNER!!!

 

THE FREELOTTO COMPANY.
SPAIN HEAD OFFICE,
Guzman el Bueno, 437 Madrid:26/06/06,
28003 MADRID ESPAÑA.

 

Dear Winner,
 
We are pleased to announce to you as one of the 10 lucky winners in this year`s FreeLotto award draws sponsored by Honda Company SPAIN. The draws was held on the may 10th 2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails.Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category "A"  consulation prize winner in this year's Annual Free Lotto  Draw.
 
Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of â‚227.832.37(TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND,EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO EURO THIRTY-SEVEN CENT ONLY), only in certified bank cheque. The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
 
(i)  Winning numbers:  08-18-25-32-33-40
(ii)  Email tag number:  FL754/22/76
(iii) Lotto code number:    FL09622ESP
(iv)  File Ref number:  FL/04/736207152/ESP

 
Please contact the underlisted Claims Officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
 

Mr. LUIS SHAWN,

Chief Claims Officer,

The FreeLotto Company.

Phone: +34-695-042-655.

Fax: +34-695-042-662. 

Email: luisshawn003@yahoo.co.uk

N.B: Please edearvour to quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the  Claims Officer. Winners must send their  Full Names, Address, Telephone Number and means of identification (international passport, drivers licence or work I'D card) to Chief Claims Officer, via email or call, to process the immediate payment of your prize.And you are advice to fill the form below to enable us have a good transaction.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.NUMBER OF CHILDREN:_______________________

7. NEXT OF KIN:_______________________

8.OCCUPATION:___________________

9. COMPANY NAME:____________________

10.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

11.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

12. LOTTO NUMBERS:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________

13.TICKET NUMBER:___________________

14.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________


15.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________

16. STATE:__________________________________


17. COUNTRY:_______________________________

18. NATIONALITY:___________________________

Claims Agent: 

MR LUIS SHAWN.
 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!Once again on behalf of all our staff of spanish lottery company.  
Sincerely,

Monica Farrah(Mrs)
Promotions Manager
The FreeLotto  company
SPAIN & Europe.
 

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The FreeLotto Awards is proudly sponsored by some interested multinational companies yearly as a medium to promote their products.The freelotto internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
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