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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 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.
  • sistelpromocion@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: euro million <ganadores@web.de>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:10:12 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS MESSAGE FROM




GOOD NEWS MESSAGE FROM
EUROMILLIONES SPANISH LOTTERY.
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE RAYA 3
28045-MADRID
ESPANA.

(i)YOUR REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
(¡¡)YOUR BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782

Finally today, the result of winners of the Euro milliones
Spanish Lottery International E-mail programs held on the 28TH OF DECEMBER
2006 was announced. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 321675 with serial main number drew lucky star numbers
34-32-90-43-32-04 which consequently won in
the 3rd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of $480,000,00.(Four Hundred And Eighty Thousand Dollars)only.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! .
No ticket were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different
ticket numbers for representation and privacy,and your email address
was represented by santalucia promocion s.a.
This is to encourage our prominent Internet Explorer users
all over the world.this is to encourage users to Continue the use of
E-mail and non users to try and use emails. Electronic Mail
Lottery is approved and Licensed by the The International Association of
Lotteria ( IAL). And ensure to keep your winning information from the
public unitl your winning award is finally credited into your designated
account of your choice.
(This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained.
To claim your winning prize, you should contact this office underneath immediately for
Processing and remittance of your winning funds to you:

MR.JULIO JIMENEZ.
SISTEL SECURITIES S.L
CALLE DELICIAS 34-28059
MADRID-ESPAÑA
TEL:0034 697 413 210
EMAIL: sistelpromocion@aim.com [mailto:sistelpromocion@aim.com]

Sincerely yours,
MRS,LUCIA FERNANDES
Lottery Co-ordinator.
EUROMILLIONES LOTTO




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