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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +34696330696 (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.
  • amenapromo@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "euro" <infoeuromilliones@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:45:05 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Congratulations!!!






EUROMILLIONES ESPAÑOLCALLE GASSET 6928017-MADRID-SPAINTel:+34 696 330 696
FILE REF Nº:BTM/8023118308/03BATCH Nº:AA/6069/236111
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw of the spanish Loteria Euromilliones lottery program held on 19th of september 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:10-22-24-28-36-44 with reintegro 0 and complimento 8, drew the luckynumbers:10-22-44-28-33-44,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3nd category,Representedby Santalucia Seguros S.l.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of€500.000 (Five Hundred Thousand Euros Only)in cash credited to file numberBTM/8023118308/03, now banked with B.B.V.A Bank Of Madrid-Spain.This is from a total cash prize of 5,000,000 shared amongst the(10)luckywinners in this category.All participants forthe online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sitesthrough computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000,00unions,associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winningnumber falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europeas indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your €500,000(FiveHundred Thousand euros)will be released to you by any of our paymentoffices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.To file for your claim,you are to contact our fudiciary agent below forthe immediate transfer of your fund to your account........................................................................Amena Promocion S.lMr.Julio JimenezCalle Delicias 3428059-MADRID-SPAINEmail Address: amenapromo@aim.com Tel: 0034 697 413 210.
.......................................................................Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you forbeing part of our promotional program.Sincerely,Mrs.Nuria AlfonsoLoteria EuromillionesCo-ordinador.


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