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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +34686417049 (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.
  • yoanisalex20@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • asesorisfinance@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kelly@khudson0.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:10:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ATTN:WINNER


ATTN:WINNER
EURO MILLION/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT
CALLE LEGANES ,3A
28980, PLAZA SUR.
MADRID.SPAIN.
03/01/07
Email:yoanisalex20@netscape.net
http://www.loteria.com/euro.php

PROMOTIONAL PRIZE AWARD PROGRAMME
We are pleased to inform you that your EMAIL ADDRESSE has been selected as one of the 25 lucky winners in the email lottery programme conducted by the EURO MILLION on the 25th of december,2006.
The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed up of numbers and email addresses. All 25 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 500,000,000 international emails, Your email address emerged alongside with 25 others as a Number "5 " winner in this year Euro Million award Draw.
HOW WAS THE SELECTION DONE?
Most recently the lottery foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer balloting system (THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER). As a Number "5 " winner, your lucky email address was selected by the email computer balloting device, where only email addresses are sorted ,from a total number of 500,000,000 international email addresses drawn from all over the globe, only twenty five winners emerged in the .A. category.
You are therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of â550.000.00 Euro (Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euro) in cash credited to file REF.NO: LTL/04678/SA . This is from a total cash prize of €150,000 .000.00, Below are the particulars attached to your LUCKY WINNING.
(1)The file Ref number: LTL/04678/SA
(2) Batch numbers:BV/516/619/543/845/184
(3)ticket number:754-22-76-65-69
(4)Lucky Number:5475/4578/3254
To begin your cliams:
PLEASE SEND YOUR WINNING INFORMATION TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT MR, ROBERT DUNCAN OF ASESORIS FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY. THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADD:asesorisfinance@aim.com
Contact Person: Alex Yoanis (Claim file Officer)
Name of company:Asesoris Finance and Security Company
Tele:+34 686-417-049
Website:www.asesoris.com
Email add: yoanisalex20@netscape.net
YOU ARE ADVISE TO PROVIDE YOUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE DETAILS BELOW, FOR IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION OF YOUR WINNING.
1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________
2. ADDRESS: __________________________________
3. SEX: _______________
4. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: ________
5.OCCUPATION: ___________________
8. TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS: ________________
9.WINNING NUMBERS: _______________
The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your winning prize into your nominated bank account. Note that you are to contact your claim agent within 30 days or else your winning will be return to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.
Your winning prize Has been insured to the Original value that no one else can make claim of your winning prize except you the Beneficiary. For verification on your winning, you are to visit our online website page ( http://www.loteria.com/euro.php) and indicate the date this email lottery programme draw of the EURO MILLION was held [25th (dia) -12(messes)- 2006(ANOS)] and there you will find your result winning number(8-16-19-43-45-1-4 ).
Note:that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your tax clearance certificate only, this is when you have been certified as the true winner.
All information have to be kept out of public notice until your winning prize has been processed and transferred into your designated bank account, this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some participants.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Kelly Hudson
Lottery Co-Ordinator Manager
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