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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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.
  • +34649701853 (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.
  • infocustomer1@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info@angelcanovas.com" <info@angelcanovas.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 01:54:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONTACT MR. ALEXANDER GOMEZZ


ONCE ESPANA LOTTO PROMO
MADRID, SPAIN.
http://www.combinacionganadora.com/once.php




!!!CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!

The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Promotion Department of the ONCE Lotto, wishes to congratulate you on your success as one of the EIGHT LUCKY STAR PRIZE WINNER of 750,000.00(seven hundred and fifty thousand euros) of the ONCE lotto International Promotion (OLP) that was held on the 30th of November 2006,in Spain. The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses. The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 950,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email, was among the first EIGHT (8) lucky winners. Your email address was attached to Reference Number (250/49/S38).

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer balloting system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER). You the beneficiary of the winning email would be responsible for the VETT/APPROVAL DOCUMENT CHARGES (FEES) of your lucky WINNING EMAIL ADDRESSE CHANGED to your FULL NAMES as this is an email promotional programme.

To file for your claim, contact the fiduciary agent direct by phone and email given below with your full names, contact telephone numbers and your Reference number...

ONCE NACIONAL CENTRE.
MR.ALEXANDER GOMEZ
TEL: 0034-649-701-853
REPLY TO: infocustomer1@mixmail.com

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your winning prize (funds) to you. Also note that you are to contact and process your winning prize not later than five working days, after this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!! . This promotion programme is sponsored by ONCE SPANISH LOTTERY TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET. All information’s have to be kept out of public until your winning prize has been processed and transferred to your designated bank account; this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of the programme by some participants.



Sincerely,
Mrs. Angel Sanchez Canovas.
Promotions Manager
ONCE SPANISH LOTTO PROMO.
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This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above.
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