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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:
  • "claims director" (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.
  • +34691873592 (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.
  • infolotterias@mail.nu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Online Co-ordinator" <hernandez@mail.nu>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:35:54 -0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS



CONGRATULATIONS!!!

INT´L LOTTO COMMISSION
(AFFILIATED WITH EURO MILLION ESPAÑA)
Loteria del Rosario Romano C/ Planta 19, 28014 Madrid, Spain.

Ref: Nº: NL/BC7765468/WW14
Batch Nº: NM/896161/WOP

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today winner of the INT´L
LOTTO COMMISION PROGRAM Spain.held on 19th March 2007.Your
Company or your personal e-mail address is attached to winning number
20-02-2007-02MSW, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers
887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Three Hundred
and Seventy-Five Thousand EUROS (375,000.00) in cash credited to file
REF NO: NL/BC7765468/WW14 and Coupon NO.NM/896161/WOP This is from total
prize money of 10,687,000 EUROS, shared among the international
winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 25,000 company and 40,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all
over the world. This promotional program takes place every three years.
This lottery, was promoted by the software corporation and
president of e-lottery/euro millions to compensate some few individuals
with website and email addresses, we hope that with part of your winning
you will
take part in our next year €50 million international lottery.

Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate Bank
here in SPAIN, and insured with your REF NO: NL/BC7765468/WW14 and your
E-mail address. You are to keep your ref. number and coupon number from the
public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your
personal
account. We hope with your prize, you will be happy to promote the use of
E-mail and the use of MS WORD.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department
by email or call for processing and remittance of your prize money to you.
Your
assigned claims Director Contact is:

DON BROTONS SEGIO GOLO.
Loteria del Rosario Romano C/ Planta 19, 28014 Madrid,
TEL: +34-691 873 592
FAX: +34-940 467 113
Email: infolotterias@mail.nu
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and coupon numbers in all correspondences
with
your claims director.

Sincerely,

Mrs.Rita Graham H.
For INT´L LOTTO COMISSION

NB: All other enquires should be mail to Award Department:
infolotterias@mail.nu
ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATION!.

Sweepstakes International Program.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam