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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • +34664428337 (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.
  • hallmarkfsinc@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Fernandez Maria" <milliongames1@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:06:33 +0100
Subject: SUPER SORTEO

SUPERSORTEO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.
Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28008 Madrid, Spain
www.supersorteo.com

Ref: Nº: SS894381-171
Batch Nº: 326/O6
Winning Nº: 15 23 34 40 -1227


We happily announce to the beneficiary of this e-mail address the draw of
the SUPERSORTEO MILLONES ESPAÑOL LOTTERY e-mail online Sweepstakes
International program held 26th October, 2006. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number 06-1970 drew the lucky star number: (1-2) Bonus Ball which
subsequently won you as the e-mail beneficiary the lottery in the 2nd
category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of EUR
€615,810.000. (Six Hundred And fifteen Thousand, Eight Hundred And Ten
Euros. ) credited to Ref: Nº: SS894381-171 and Batch Nº: 326/06 .

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your EUR € 615,810.000. (Six
Hundred And Fifteen Thousand, Eight Hundred And Ten Euros.) would be
process for claim to you by our registered claim agent.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as your contact is received by them. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information's
confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program, please be warned.

To file your claim, please contact our registered claims agent: with your
full names, your batch and ref numbers, your recent address, your tel/fax
numbers and your lucky numbers for immediate processing of your winning.
Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear an
Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Legal Clearance
Certificate from the Court here in Spain which is in accordance with the
European Union Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery
Winners

*********************************************************************
MR. JOSE WILLIAMS
HALLMARK FINANCE & SECURITIES INC
AVENIDA DE EUROPA 75
28046, Madrid Spain
Direct Tel: +34-66-44-28-337
E.mail: hallmarkfsinc@aim.com

*********************************************************************
Please, note that winning prize must be claimed within three weeks of this
notification, after this period all unclaimed funds will be included in the
next stake. Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all
correspondence with your claim agent.

Once again congratulations from all our members and staff of SUPERSORTEO
MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.

Best regards,

Mrs Fernandez Maria.
Online co-ordinator for SUPERSORTEO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.,
Sweepstakes International Program.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam