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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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")
• 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.
  • pro-seguro@representative.com
  • matin_parla@yahoo.es
  • info-euromilliones1@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ESPANA ESPANA" <espana.int@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 16:34:36 +0100
Subject: PRIZE NOTIFICATION


EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REFERENCE: 18/91/43ZK.
BATCH: EGGS-677-374-517.

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE.

Attn:Winning ticket # 491-520-711-058


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Lottery
Winners, an International E-mail program held on the 2nd of the March, 2007.
Your E-mail address fall to the ticket number 491-520-711-058 with serial
main number 54-71-31-37-11-61 drew lucky star numbers 04-97-80-41-77 which
consequently won in the 2nd category of this program, you have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of 597, 350 Euro.18 Cents ( Five
Hundred and Ninety-Seven Thousand Three Hundred And Fifty Euros Eighteen
Cents Only).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Bill Gates, President of
Microsoft, and the world's largest software company in order to enhance and
promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the
globe. This promotional program takes place every three years. We hope that,
with part of your winning, you will take part in our end of year 50 million
Euro International lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiducially agent:

Mr.Martin Parla
(PRO-SEGURO SECURITIES S.A.)
(Promotion Agent, Leasing, Commission Agent, Sole representative & Security
Services)
Tel: 0034 636010947
Fax: 0034 91360109
Email:pro-seguro@representative.com,matin_parla@yahoo.es

for immediate release of your winning prize.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks of this
notification. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the
next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of
address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more
from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive
your lump prize hits your account. This is a protective measure to avoid
double claiming by people you may tell as we have had cases like this
before, please send your Full Name, Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile
Tel Number and your winning ticket number, reference numbers and amount won
information for processing of your winning fund to our registered claim
agent in address below.

Sincerely yours,

Dr.VICTOR SANCHEZ.(Vice President)
Euro Milliones International Spain.
E-mail:*info-euromilliones1@consultant.com*
Tel:0034-940-460-499
Tollfree # +34 900 902 854

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam