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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.
  • +34651566753 (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.
  • madridlotteryinfo@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MADRIDLOTTERY" <madridlotteryinfo2@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:22:18 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION (CONTACT OUR EUROPEAN AGENT FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND)



ESPANA-LOTTO Headquarters:
The Marina Offices,
Calle Santiago Luis,
Madrid, 28965-1b
SPAIN.
Customer Service
Ref: ES/9420X2/68
Batch: 089/05/SE369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1018) of the ESPANA NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Monday 13th of Nov 2006, in MADRID-SPAIN.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: and Bonus Ball
(02,11,27,29,36,44.
Bonus Ball 15) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2ND,
category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of _200,000,OO ( TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO)
in cash credited to file Esp/9023118308/03.
All participants for this 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 _200,000,OO ( TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO)
will be released to you by any of our payment
offices
in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the
release of your funds as soon as you contact her. For security reasons,
you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claim is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem
fit to
receive your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be
warned!!
To file for your claim, contact our claims agent below with the
following
information.
Names:
Email:
FULL NAMES OF
BENEFICIARY:...................................................................
CONTACT
ADDRESS:....................................................................................
CITY/STATE:................................................................................................
COUNTRY:...................................................................................................
NATIONALITY:.............................................................................................
SEX:......................AGE:..............................................................................
MARITAL
STATUS.......................................................................................
TEL NO:..........................................FAX
NO_________________..
NEXT OF
KIN:............................................................................................
ANNUAL
INCOME:.......................................................................................
AMOUNT WON: _200,000,OO ( TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO)
REFENCE NO: ES/9420X2/68
BATCH NO:074/05/ZY369
LUCKY NO: Bonus Ball (02,11,27,29,36,44.Bonus Ball 15).
TICKET NO.77775612545 157
SERIAL NO:.5368/02..LOTTERY DATE: Thursday 2nd of Nov 2006.
Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program.
Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery programs.
Yours faithfully,
Dr,Mrs,Joy Peace
Online coordinator for ESPANA NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
Please reply to madridlotteryinfo@yahoo.es
TELPHONE: +34 651 566 753
Tel/Fax +34 651 614 021

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