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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +34696331297 (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.
  • loteriaprimit@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MARIA LOMAS. <laprimitiva@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:23:47 -0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON !!!


FROM THE DESK OF LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INT.
PROMOTIONS AND PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
LOTERIA PRIMITIVA E.S.

CONGRATULATION !!!

We are please to announce you as one of the 12 lucky winners in the email lottery programme draw of
the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA held on the 8th of March 2007. All winning addresses were Participants
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 60,000 email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our
International Promotions Program.

Your e-mail address was luckly pick along sidewith 12 others as a category A5 winner in this year's loteria
primitiva award Draw means your email as won you this prize.
Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of (1,350,000euro). One Million
Three hunderd and Fifty Thousand Euros.

(1) The file Refnumber: KE/34/0188/GO
(2) Result winning numbers: 3-11-16-21-29-50-55-88
(3) E-mail ticket number: DD416/91/20

To immediately claim your prize,contact the claim/paying agent below.

LA PRIMITIVA TRUST AGENCY S.L
==============================
Mr.Marcus Antonio
TEL : 0034-696-331-297
REPLY TO : loteriaprimit@netscape.net

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you,note
not later than one week After this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize,all funds will
be returned as unclaimed call the above number for more details. All respond should be sent to the
above mail box. REPLY TO : loteriaprimit@netscape.net

N.B: Terms and conditions to claim your prize:
*************************************************************************
1.Indicate your full name and Address,Country,Telephone,Mobile and Fax Number and Occupation.
2.Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings has been processed,approved by your claim
agent above.
3.The beneficiary is responsible for the VETT \ APPROVED CHARGES FEE of his fund to his/her
country.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Sincerely,

MARIA LOMAS.
The Promotions Manager
LOTERIA PRIMITIVA E.S.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam