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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.
• 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.
  • +34669644953 (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.
  • infocaja@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "albertbergman@terra.es" <albertbergman@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:45:25 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Once Espana Lotto Promo



Once Espana Lotto Promo
Plaza Castila 7,28657
Madrid,Spain.
http://loteria.com/once.php
Ref: UY/250/49/S38

Dear Selected winner,

This is to inform you offically,from the promotional manager (Albert bergman) that you have been selected for a cash Price of 1.500,000 euro (One Million,Five Hundred Euro) this is from a total amount of six millions euro.This programme was held in the Spain,the late notice was due to mixed up email addresses.No tickets were sold out,you were selected randomly.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerised email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email,was among the first four(4)lucky winners.Please be informed,Your winning prize has been insured to File Reference Number (UY/250/49/S38) in a suspense account.

To file for your claim,contact the paying bank (CAJA SUR DE BANCO) on the phone number and email given below. By quoting your Reference number,your full name,address,Country,Telephone,mobile,fax number and occupation.

CAJA SUR DE BANCO S.L
MR.WALTER BOUTEN
TEL:0034-669-644-953
REPLY TO: infocaja@mixmail.com

This programm is promoted by once lotto to encourage the use of internet.Thank you for being part of this promotional award programme.We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Albert bergman
Promotion Manager

N.B keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims

REPLY TO: infocaja@mixmail.com






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