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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +34617105218 (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.
  • eurocentre2007@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: ONCE AWARD TEAM <winningemail@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 14:53:57 -0000
Subject: ONCE AWARD CONGRATULATES YOU

Once Award Team
Calle Covadonga 20,
Valencia,Spain
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E


Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Once has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the new year
2007.We rolled out over 6,000,000.00 (Six Million Euro) for our Anniversary Draws.Participants for the
draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their
patronage.

The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to
ticket numbers. If you ignore this you will regret it later.Once is one of the largest lotto companies and in
an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, ONCE is running an
e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial
numbers BTD/9080648302/07 and drew the lucky numbers (UT25049-S38) which subsequently won
you 750,000.00 euro(Seven Hundred Thousand and Fifty Thousand Euro) as one of the 8 jackpot
winners in this draw,you have therefore won the entire winning sum of 750,000.00 euro.

This programme was conducted in Valencia, Spain on the 3th of february 2007.These Draws are
commemorative and as such special.Please be informed to file your claims,you are to make contact with
your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your
prize.To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent.Be further advised to maintain the strictest
level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent
claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
programe.Please be warned.

Dr.Alberto Carlos
Once Promotion Award Team
Email to : eurocentre2007@sify.com
Phone:+34-617-105-218
Website: http://loteria.com/once.php

You are advised to call and email your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications: Your Full Names,Mobile number,Telephone,Occupation,Country,Ticket
Numbers, Serial Number,Lucky Numbers.

Thank you for being part of this promotional award programe.We wish you the best of luck as you spend
your good fortune.Thank you for being part of our commemorative new year Draws.

Sincerely,
Dr.Ashley Burns
Once Promotion Team

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