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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • +34667226158 (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.
  • loteriaspain@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "spainaloterias@terra.es" <spainaloterias@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:08:21 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONGRATULATION {Your Email Has you 685,000.00 Euros}


FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT LOTERIAS INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COPORATION



Date 16/03/2007
Ref: 575061/03
Batch: 8056490902/188
Official web site: www.loterias.com














Winning Numbers






1

2

26

30

40

21

AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE
Attn: Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the lottery result winners of Loterias International Lottery Programmes held on 16th of March 2007 from the Spain International Lottery programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.Your email address was attached to ticket number; 675061725 9356460902 Serial Number 67749137002. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2-9-23-35-46 bonus number 14, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You are here by have been approved a lump sum pay of 685,000.00 Eruos (SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND Euros) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 46704/03 from the total cash prize shared amongst Eight lucky winners in this category.

Due to mix up of some email addresses and numbers, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some participants. All participants where selected through a computer/mail balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Spain Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some multinational companies and also the Spanish Government as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the commmunities where they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Barcelona, Spain, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of 685,000.00 Euros will be released to you from our regional branch office in Madrid Spain. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for 2.3 Million Euros international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our claims agent, MR.Antonio Carlos of GRUPO DEL FINANCIA S.A
loteriaspain@aim.com
TEL:+34 -667 226 158
FX:+34-940 461 873

To file for your claim . Please quote your Date of draw,Reference Number, Batch Number and Winning Number, which can be found on the top-left corner of this message. Also, you should give in your telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize has been released to you and also to the public. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note: All winnings MUST be claimed before the 16th of April 2007; otherwise all funds will be forfited. Congratulations once again on your winning!

BEST REGARDS
ANITA LUIS (MRS)
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)


Past winners round the world with full of excitment



PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT:
ANTONIO CARLOS
GRUPO DEL FINANCIA S.A
TEL: +34 -667 226 158
FAX: +34-940 461 873
Email:loteriaspain@aim.com

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION








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