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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 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: freeloteria nacional la premitiva <freeloteria-nacional-premitiva@web.de>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:43:47 +0100
Subject: Euro Millones ( Your Email Address Has Won A Lottery)!!!






Free Loteria Nacional La Primitiva.
Calle Galileo, 32-4
Madrid Branch, Spain.
Reference numbers: ES6075b0119
Batch numbers:ND/19734231
website:www.freelotto.com


YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting
sweepstake held on 17th December, 2006. This is a millennium scientific
computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional
program aimed at encouraging internet users.
Therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your email
address attached to ticket number 11,17,31,35,36,50 drew the lucky star
numbers which consequently won the draw in the Second category. You
have
been approved for the star prize of NineHundred And Fifty
Thousand Euros only ( ¤950.000.00 )


CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you
receive your lump prize in your account.
This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may
tell, In other to file for your claim, you have to Contact your Lottery
Agent Dr. Patrick Austine, for processing and contact him immediately for
your prize claim.

Dr.Patrick Austine
UNICO AGENCIA SPAIN
TEL:+34 655 633 390
EMAIL: unicoagencia1@aim.com [mailto:unicoagencia1@aim.com]

If you are under the age of 16, you are automatically disqualified for
this star prize.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Suzan Zeeman
Online coordinator.




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