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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.
• 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.
  • alfaseguridafinz@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PILAR GOMEZ <elgordoloterys@walla.com>
Reply-To: loteriaclaimagent@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:21:22 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
SPANISH ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).
Spanish Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
CALLE RIO DE ANGEL 28,
MADRID.SPAIN
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
22/11/06
WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw (#489) of the SPANISH LOTTERY LA
PRIMITIVA & EL GORDO LOTTERY,EUROMILLION LOTTERY.
,online Sweepstakes International program held on 31st, JULY 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05 21 23 28 40 48 26(bonus no.),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5
plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €450,000 (FOUR
Hundred And Fifty thousand Euros ) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of Euros 10,000,000 shared amongst the
first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
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 every year.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
(5647560054) In view of this, your Euros 450,000 (four Hundred And Fifty
thousand Euros) would be released to you by any of our payment offices
in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact your agent,
Mr.Robert smith.
alfaseguridad& finance S.A.
Juan cosco 9,28008 Madrid Spain.
Telephone: 0034 650 133 471
Email:alfaseguridafinz@aim.com

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
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 claim your prize.
please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers,
this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned,

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF SPAIN NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs PilarI Gomez.
Online coordinator for Spain International Lottery
Sweepstakes Program.

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