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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • filteragency@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTERIA PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT <drken_morgan1@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: filteragency@financier.com
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:19:01 -0700
Subject: YOU***ARE A CERTIFED WINNER!!!


FROM OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,
LOTERIA PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.
AVENIDA PRIMADO REIG 3,28003,
MADRID SPAIN
www.onlae.com

REF NO: BSM/412/55483
BATCH NO: 2231/449/ES


Attn: Beneficiary,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the LOTERIA INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM which was held on of 03rd of April.2007. Due to mix up of names, the results were finally released on 17th of April.2007.
Your email address is attached to a ticket number 550-094-752-278 with serial number XCP/S/SL/NO.-244600 drew the lucky Numbers80-71-75-28-99 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €950,000.20 Euros (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Twenty Cent Euros Only) in cash credited to the file reference number: BSM/412/55483.
This is from a total cash price of 18,500,000.00 US Dollars (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros Only) shared among Three (3) international winners in this grand category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your winning prize of €950,000.20 Euros (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Twenty Cent) is now deposited in a suspense account with our paying office and insured to its real value.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advised that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000:00 names and E-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions program which we conduct twice every year.
We hope that with part of your prize, you will part-take in our (end of years) high stake promotions agenda of $1.Billion Euros international lottery.
To claim your Prize, you are advice to contact the Claim Department of Winner Security consultant with your Full Name, Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Phone Number and also Home & Office Address for the processing of your claims along with your Ref & Batch No and also your copy of your identification.
To immediately claim your prize, contact the (claim agent) with the following information's given below.
FILTER FINANCIER CONSULTANT
(Licensed and accredited claims agent)
CALLE TORES, 25, C. P. 28006, MADRID, SPAIN
TEL: + 34 692 500 019 FAX: + 34 660 761 059
EMAIL: filteragency@financier.com
CONTACT: Mr. Paul Jefferson
Contact him by sending him with the under listed information's
PAYMENT PORCESSING FORM:
(1).YOUR FULL NAMES...............................
(2).CONTACT ADDRESS................................
(3).TEL/FAX NUMBERS...............................
(4).OCCUPATION...................................
(5).WINNING EMAIL...............................
(6).AGE.........................................
(7).SEX.......................................
(8).BATCH/REF NUMBER................................
(9).AMOUNT.................................
(10).COUNTRY.....................................
(11) MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION :?(A) Bank to Bank Wire Transfer (B) Courier System
Be informed that before the paying office will effect payment of your winning prize of €950,000.20 Euros (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Twenty Cent Euros) your winning documents (International clearance certificate, Award Winning Certificate, Certificate of Deposit,) covering your winning prize must be legalized in the Court and Ministry of Justice here in Spain.

This is in accordance with the Spanish Lottery Board since after September 11, 2001.For processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated bank account. Your claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated bank account.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 25ft MAY. 2007. After this date all funds will be returned as unclaimed for the next sweepstake. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please Endeavour to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Maria A. Gomez
(PROMOTION MANAGER)
LOTERIA INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

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