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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • +34663580433 (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.
  • wincornix@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <emspanishlot@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:50:20 +0100
Subject: 2007 E-MAIL LOTTERY PRIZE { CONGRATULATIONS}


EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CALLE ROBERTO 1A 28923
MADRID ESPAÑA.
DATE: JANUARY 4TH , 2006.
FROM:
THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD...
AWARD NOTIFICATION.
Dear Winner,
This correspondence is to notify you that the evaluation of EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL held on the 2nd of January 2007.The results was released on the 3rd of January 2007. Your email address attached to ticket number RUG204 You have therefore been awarded a lump of 4,000,000.00(FOUR MILLION EURO ONLY) cash which must be processed and transferred to beneficiary of e-mail address user by the help of Wincor Nixdorf Security Company branch only in Spain.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are in the development stages of this e-mail Lottery Program where customers win limited prizes. Keep your eyes peeled !!, Players can win the jackpot by matching the first five numbers plus the two Lucky Star numbers While this E-mail Lottery is held twice a year The Euro Millions jackpot is paid as a lump sum payment.Our statistically-programmed software picks the Four Lucky Star numbers, which will increase your winning chances by 3600% , we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and claimed by you. We assure you that your full winning prize will be given to you .This is part of our security protocol to avoid problems from participants because it has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 e-mails and screened to 100 e-mails which participated in final lottery from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa .This programme is sponsored by THE EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL . We hope your lucky e-mail address will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent,
********************************************************************************************************
DR Goldman Wales
wincornix@aim.com
Telephone number: 0034-663-580-433 ,
Wincor Nixdorf Security Company
*********************************************************************************************************
BATCH: EGGS-76-656
REFERENCE: 49/58/HDJ
You are required to present your identity for documentation that you are the user of this email address and whom to claim this award, your identity which can be international passport, drivers license or any other valid identity is required please contact your security company in charge for full procedures on how to claim your award .
Remember, all winnings must be processed the beneficiary of e-mail address and if no response before four weeks from the day you receive this notification , your prize will be sent back to the Euro Million Headquaters. Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers ( BATCH: EGGS-76-656 REFERENCE: 49/58/HDJ) in every of your response to your claims agent. Further more, should there be any change of address, inform your claims agent as soon as possible.A copy of your lucky winning ticket and all other information will be sent to you by your claim agent when your award has been processed and transferred , Your claims agent is DR Goldman Wales.
NOTE:winners below eighteen years are disqualified from this programme.
We wish you good fortunes.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS,JENNY YENA
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It is the policy of Wincor Nixdorf Security Company to protect the utmost privacy of its users by not disclosing, selling or forwarding their names and e-mail addresses to anybody without any authorization from them .If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this programme, or your dealings with this Wincor Nixdorf Security Company, please contact us immediately

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