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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:

• 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:
  • "a security company " (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 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.
  • euromilliones.spain@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PEDRO ROBERTO <pedroroberto.spain@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: euromilliones.spain@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:20:59 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?q?CONGRATULATION=A1=A1=A1?=


EURO MILLION LOTTO INTERNATIONAL S.L.
EL C/ARROYO DEL OLIVAR NO.13
28030 MADRID - SPAIN.
REF: WE/0007249051/04R
BATCH: 17/7024/IPD.
DATE: 27TH NOV.2006


ATTENTION: BENEFICARY.

AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the EURO MILLION LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMMES held on 27TH NOV 2006.
Your e-mail address was entered as a dependent client with reference number: WE/0007249051/04R and BATCH Nº: 17/7024/IPD.Should there be any discrepancy in your e-mail address, please contact ESTRELLA SEGUROS S.A.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:0016-359142-07 with serial number:52201-61drew the lucky winning numbers : 14-26-27-40-42-48. Which subsequently, won the lottery in the third and final category. You have therefore been approved for a winning payment of €515,810.00 (FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS). In cash credited to file claims number: EUS/1550. This is from a total cash prize of €8,768,770.00 (EIGHT MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIHGT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) Shared among seventeen international winners in this category.
Congratulations!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured to your REFRENCE NUMBER BATCH NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS. Due to mixed up of some numbers and e-mail addresses, 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 participant
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system and sponsored by MICROSOFT drawn from 25,000 (TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND), e-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, South and North America as part of our international promotions programme to encourage all internet users which we conduct once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize you will take part in our next year high stake of €1.3 billion international lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact MR, PEDRO ROBERTO Foreign Operations Manager of ESTRELLA SEGUROS S.A. On TEL:0034 646-334-038.or email: at, euromilliones.spain@yahoo.es For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th DEC. 2006. After this date all funds will return to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication, if there is any changes of your e-mail address, please do inform your claims agent, please remember to quote your reference number and batch number at every of your correspondence with your claims agent. And we hope that you will participate in our next year high stake award.
Congratulations once again, and thank you for been a part of our international promotions.
NOTE: contact your claim agent during working hours from 8A.M. to 10 P.M. SPANISH TIME

Sincerely.
PEDRO ROBERTO PRIZE CLAIM TRACK No. 9540772140

President, Lottery Award Board

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