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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • +34648823675 (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.
  • infofernandezsec@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DR LUIS FERNANDEZ <euspainlottery@aim.com>
Reply-To: infofernandezsec@aim.com
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:58:34 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! YOU HAVE WON


EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE:67/80/ESP
BATCH: ESP-541-623-782
DATE:12/3/2007
AWARD NOTIFICATION - FINAL NOTICE
RE:
This is to inform you of the release of the EUROMILLIONES SPANISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES PROGRAM held on 5th MARCH, 2007. Due to mix up of some EMAIL ADDRESS and NUMBERS, the results were later released on 10TH OF MARCH, 20067. Your EMAIL ADDRESS attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial number 345-790-241-671drew the lucky numbers of 34-32 90-43-32 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €1,000,000.00 {ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY} in cash credited to file with REF.No.67/80/ESP/2007. This is from a total cash prize of €17,000,000.00 {SEVENTEEN MILLION EUROS ONLY}, shared among the 17 {seventeen} international winners in this category. We say congratulation to you!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company here in Madrid and insured in your name with high insurance policy for safety. We ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participants .

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America , North America and African.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Spanish European Lottery board 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 year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year 50 million Euro International lottery.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claims agent, DR LUIS FERNANDEZ, Foreign Operations Manager FERNANDEZ SECURITY COMPANY, S.A.
(FERNANDEZ SECURITY COMPANY ESPAÑA)
CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT ON TEL:0034-648-823-675
Email: infofernandezsec@aim.com

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than One Month, 2007. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Further, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Please remember to quote your reference number,batch numbers and other information as required by fill the details below.
1.Full Name:............................
2.Address:..........................
3.Marital Status:.....................
4.Occupation:........................
5.Age:............
6.Sex:.............
7.Nationality:........................
8.Country Of Residence:.........................
9.Telephone Number:..............................
10.Fax Number:....................................
11.Batch Number :.........................
12.Reference Number:.....................
13.Alternative email address if any.................

Congratulations once more from our members and staff thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
MRS,COMFORT JOSE
............................................DISCLAIMER....................................................................
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received it please let us know by reply it from your system; you should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from Fernandez Security Company España may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies and to protect your winning from the Euro Million Spanish Lottery Award Promotion.
The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our usual terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.

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