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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • eqlawfirm@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "eumillesp@terra.es" <eumillesp@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 16:13:56 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Approve Payment



EuroMillion Lottery Spain
Avenida De Castella
220, 28088 Madrid. Spain Branch.
Ref. Nº: ESP/997/07/11/MAD.
Batch. Nº: MAD/2007/41/07.

Dear Winner,

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on the 07TH of May, 2007. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

Your email address attached to ticket number 80-23-090 drew the EUROMILLION lucky numbers 9273418 which consequently won the draw in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

You have been approve for the star prize of Five Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Euros (525,000.00 Euros)

You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive your lump prize in your account. This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell as we have had cases like this before,

In other to claim your (525,000.00 Euros) prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form below
and send it to our registered (LAWYER, BARRISTER ALONSO DOMINGO) to enable him help you notarise and legalise your fund with the Ministry Of Justice Madrid Spain before the bank can be able to release your funds to your account.

FULL NAMES:..............
AGE:...............
SEX:...............
ADDRESS:...........
EMAIL:.............
PHONE:.............
OCCUPATION:........
COUNTRY:...........
AMOUNT WON.........
BATCH Nº............
REFERENCE Nº........

Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our legal adviser officer through email to enable them help you processing your claim for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.

Kindly contact our legal adviser immediately:
Contact Person: BARRISTER ALONSO DOMINGO
Email: eqlawfirm@aim.com
Tel: 0034 669445197

Note: All prize funds must be claimed before the 30Th of May 2007 after this date all funds will be returned back to the Lottery Company as unclaimed fund.

Congratulations once again.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Manuel Lopez Garcia
Lottery Coordinator





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