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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +34655633390 (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.
  • unicoagencia1@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: euro millones <euromillonesl-ottery-2ndcategorywinners@web.de>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:45:24 +0100
Subject: Euro Millones ( Your Email Address Has Won A Lottery )!!!




FROM THE DESK OF PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS /PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
AVD.BLASCO IBANEZ 345, 28001 MADRID SPAIN


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE:


We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Euro Millones Lottery International Email Address draw on the 20th of November,due to the mixture of names and address the result was released on the 1st December,2006.

All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,00 international email addresses. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in the Euro Millones Lottery Draw.Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of ¤ 950,000:00 (Nine Hundred And FiftyThousand Euros Only).The following particulars are attached to yo u lotto payment order:

(I) Batch No: EAS/2006/ELA
(ii) Ticket No: 555-219-0015
(iii) Lucky No: 05-12-24-45-54
(iv) Ref No: TESU/PP09/8000/ROAG

The Euro Millones Lottery Program internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that
have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your
contact telephone and fax number to begin the processing of your
claim:


Dr.Patrick Austine
UNICO AGENCIA SPAIN
E-mail: unicoagencia1@aim.com [mailto:unicoagencia1@aim.com]

1. You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names Dr. Patrick Austine, Contact Telephone Numbers +34 655 633 390 or via email to proce ss the immediate payment of your prize.

2. Be informed that the appointe d agent wi ll be required t o 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.

Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary agent. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you.

NOTE: in order to avoid unnecessary delays, if there will be any change in your address or complications do inform your agent as soon as possible.

Once again Congratulations from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Mr.Benard Martinez
International Lottery Board
(Promotions Manager)




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