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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:

• 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.
  • +34663770583 (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.
  • @whipmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery co-ordinators" <national-lottery@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nbational-lottery1@whipmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:59:17 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

SPANISH ROYAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE GRANVIA 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF:SP/0534/30/05
BATCH: 75/011/ISP
23/12/06
We are happy to announce the draw lucky winner of the Royal spanish Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on 20 th of nov 2006 , the Slidecircuir award and in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products,(F.P.S.), held in Madrid Spain.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 212005600545 188 with Serial number4888/02 drew lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-8, which subsequently won in the1st category. Therefore you have been approved the total sum of 1,000,000.00 Euro(One million Euro) in cash credited to file KPC/9080333308/03.This is from a total cash prize of Ten Million Euro(10million Euro), shared amongst the first Tenth (10th) lucky winners in this christmass and new year promotional programs. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Madrid booklet representative office in Spain as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your 1,000,000.00 Euro(One million Euro)have been approved to released to you by our lottery firm in Madrid,Spain.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place every year. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
The information you received was to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you, please contact our agent who will give you directives on how to claim your award winning prize. And remember to fill the space when contacting him
To avoid on necessary dilay.
Agents Contacts.
Name: Mr Luis Lupez.
Phone:+34-663770583
Fax: +34-940468451
Email: eurolotteryagent
@whipmail.com
FULL NAME ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
PHONE/FAX NO………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
COUNTRY:.............................................................................................................
ADDRESS:..............................................................................................................
SEX:.....................................................................................................................
AGE:....................................................................................................................
OCCUPATION:............................................................................................................
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TICKET N0:……………………………SERIAL N0…………………………………………DRAW LUCKY N0:……………………………………

Remember, you are to contact our agents with the contact information above and To avoid unnecessary delay and complications,please fill the space in any of your correspondences responce with him.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours Sincerely,
Wilfred Enrique
Lottery Co-ordinators

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