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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 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.
  • asnetworlsl@aim.com
  • alliancesecmsp@ezilon.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottwinlp@terra.es" <lottwinlp@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 18:41:42 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE: PRIMITIVA SWEEK STAKE LOTTERY WINNER



PRIMITIVA SWEEK STAKE LOTTERY PROMOTION 2007

CALLE PIVON Y SANCHEZ NO 8 2B

28014, MADRID, SPAIN

MEGA HOUSE TEL/FAX: 00 34 665 332 043

PRIMITIVA LOTTERY PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPT

REF: LPLP/3762367224/05 BATCH NO: 2177/005/MMD

ATTN: WINNER

WINNER TICKET NO: 42-23-0-113-69-1/2 13 TH APRIL 2007
RE-AWARD NOTIFICATION BASED ON TICKET NO-42-23-0-113-69-1/2 SERIAL NO: 7773-05

We are pleased to inform you of the result for MEGA -MILLION NATIONAL SPANISH LOTTERY, END OF YEAR HIGHSTAKE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, held on 28th of February 2007.Which your names attached to the ticket number 42-23-0-113-69-1/2 with serial number 7773-05 that drew the lucky number 736-22575993-86 was released on 10TH March 2007, consequently won in the lottery 1ST category after the draws.

You are hereby approved for a lump sum payout of EUROS 950,850 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROPEAN EUROS) in cash credited to file REF NO: LPLP/3762367224/05. From total cash prize of €44,464,450:00 (fouthy four MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROS) shared among the international winner in this category.

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name. Due to mixed up of some numbers and names, for this reason we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money payed into your account, as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming. All participants were selected through our computer ballot system drawn from over 105.000 names from USA, Europe, Africa and Asia, as part of our end of year international program, which we conduct once every year, And we expect you will take part in our mid year (summer) high stake Euros 306 million. For you to claim the above award, please contact you approved claims agent.complete the attached form and fax it with a copy of your ID to enable your Agent start the processing.

To begin your claim, please contact (MR. TOM MARIO GOMEZ ) Foreign Operations Manager ALLIANCE SECURITY NETWORK SA, ON Tel no: + 34 638 224 650 Fax no: + 34 619 521 843 E-mail: asnetworlsl@aim.com , alliancesecmsp@ezilon.com ) they will assist you in processing claims and remittance of your prize money to any designated account of your choice. For this reason complete the attached payment form and fax it back with copy of your identification, and also remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 25th April. 2007. After this date all funds will be returned back 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 of your correspondence with us or your agent Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all members and staffs and thank you for being a part of our promotion program.

Thanks

FREDRICO MANUEL ALVES

VICE PRESIDENT MEGAMILLION ES





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