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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • +34667007008 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY" <laprimitivaspain@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 09:37:55 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MR JOSE DALLAS GREY

EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY S.L
C/ VILLAFONTANA 1,N 38-43,MORATALAD.28056.
MADRID-ESPAÑA.


FROM: THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Date: 5th Oct 2006
REF NO: EGS/26510460037/02.
BATCH NO: 24/00319/IPD.



RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.


We are pleased to inform you of the results of the EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 19th SEPTEMBER 2006.

Your name attached to ticket number 00-1218-90 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers: 7-12-26-31-34-43, which consequently won the lottery 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €615,810.00 Euros (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file REF NO: EGS/2551256003/05.
This is from a total cash of €8,368,770.00 Euros (EIGHT MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONLY) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.

Congratulations!!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured to your name. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account as this is a 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 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, MiddleEast, Newzealand, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of year high stake €1.3 billion Euros international lottery.

To commence your lottery claim please contact your claims agent, MR JOSE DALLAS GREY foreign services manager OCASO SECURITY COMPANY S.A.
TEL: +34 -667-007-008 for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
EMAIL: ocasosecurity@walla.com
Remmenber, all prize money must be claimed not later than 23RD OCT, 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 correspondence with your agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Remember that you have to pay OCASO SECURITY COMPANY 10% from your total winning sum after the money gets to you.
Congratulations again from all the members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Dr. MARIA ALBERTO
VICE PRESIDENT

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