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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")
• 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.
  • brilafm@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: itaca national <itaca@itacanational.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:07:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!


WINNING NOTIFICATION
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
CALLE COLONE-28080 MADRID-SPAIN

ATTN: WINNER,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the
results ITACA INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, held
25TH SEPT 2006.
Your email address name attached to ticket number
025-1146992-750 with serial number2113-05 drew the
Lucky numbers 4-18-24-30-31-35 which consequently
Won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore
Been approved for a lump sum payout of250, 000.00
(Two hundred and fifty thousand Euros) in cash credited
to the file reference number: EPSL /25003127/CSL/02.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our correspondence
bank insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award
from public notice until your claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by participants.
.
To begin your claim please contact your claim agent,
BRILA FM INSURANCE COMPANY
Mr Anthonio Rubio Correa
(Foreign services manager)
TEL: +34- 653-037-716
Email: brilafm@netscape.net
For processing and remittance of your prize fund into
your designated bank account.

NOTE: All prize funds must be claimed before the 15TH
Of oct 2006, after this date all funds will be returned
To the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.
Congratulation once again from all members of our staff and thank
You for being part of our promotion program.
Yours sincerely,
Rita Bennett
For Claims Officer
The Lotto Company, Spain.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam