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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +34658471561 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: gross gross7 <plasseteras@web.de>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:36:14 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!(YOUR EMAIL HAS WON)




From The Desk Of Vice PresidentEuro Millions Lottery.MADRID - SPAIN.www.loteria.comAttn: Beneficiary.We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in theEuroMillones Lottery International Email Address draw on the 27th ofSEPTEMBER2006. due to the mixture of names and address the result was releasedon the23rd NOVEMBER 2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected fromabatch of 50,000,000 international email addresses. Your email addressemerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this year's AnnualEuroMillones Lottery Draw.Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of¤450,000:00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros).The followingparticulars are attached to your lotto payment order:(I) Batch No: WTWU/3030/INSD(ii) Ticket No: 245-242-065(iii) Lucky No: 06-19-25-39-44(iv) Ref No: MGMT/1770/5800/EUESThe Euro Millones Lottery Program is proudly sponsored by the MicrosoftCorporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, and aconglomerationof other international IT companies.The Euro Millones Lottery Program internet draw is held once in a yearandis so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computersworldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are wonannuallyin more than 150 countries worldwide.To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent assoonas possible for the immediate release of your winnings.MR.ALEX LOPEZ.MAPFRE SECURITY & TRUST AGENCY.E-mail: mapfreagency002@netscape.netTel: +34-658-471-561.N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with theclaimsofficer.2. You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, ContactTelephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number)viaemail to process the immediate payment of your prize.3. Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear anAffidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approved Legal ClearanceCertificate from the Ministry of Justice here in Spain which is inaccordance with the European Union Financial Commission Act 2004 onpaymentof International Lottery Winners.Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly uponsatisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by thisFiduciaryAgent.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning informationconfidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted toyou.Once again congratulations!!!Best regards,Mrs.Rosemod Raul.




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