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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +34664428337 (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.
  • infocentrol2000@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: infomssl@msslspain96.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:08:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?FILE_N=C2=BA_741914:YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS_HAS_BEEN_SELECTED.?=


FILE Nº 741914:YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN SELECTED.
ONLINE MICRO-SOFTSUPER SORTEO LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONSPROGRAMS
*********************************************************************
Comunidad de Madrid,
20, Calle SARAH
25047 Madrid,Spain
www.supersorteo.com
**********************************************************************
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEARSIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR FIRST CATEGORY DRAWS.
After a successfulcompletion of the first category
draws of SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAMESINTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS.
You have emerged as one of the winners ofthe
MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, whichis
part of our promotional draws. Participants were selectedthrough
a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email
addressesof individuals and companies from America,
Africa, Asia, Australia,Canada, Europe, Middle East,
and New Zealand as part of ourInternational
PromotionsProgram.
*********************************************************************
You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKETNUMBER:zA1-NS7-70MD
SERIAL NUMBER:CJT-MDF
LUCKYNUMBER:BSA-MJK-9RGX
REFERENCE NUMBER: PUH-CU4-7LB
BATCHNUMBER:TDO9-Y43UY-2007
*********************************************************************
As a category (A) winner, you have beenselected by
computer balloting system where only email addresses
aresoughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses
drawn from allover the globe. After an automated computer
ballot of our InternationalPromotions Program
consequently won in the first Category.
Youhave therefore been awarded a lump sum pay outof
1,200,000.00EUROS(¤1.2m). Which is the winning payout
for firstcategories winners. This is from the total
prize money of7,200,000.00Euros shared among the
six international winners in theFIRST categories.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You have to contact the (File/Claim Officer)
for immediate remittance your E-mail address wonthe lucky number.
To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind,we
request that you keep this award strictly from public
notice untilthe entire process of transferring your
claims has been completed, andyour funds remitted to
your account.
This is part of our securityprotocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participantsof this program required by the
(ONLINE MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERYGAMES INTERNATIONAL).
We also wish to bring to your notice our Endof Year
(2007) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning
up to 13 million Euros; We hope that with a part of
your prize you willparticipate.
To begin your claims process of your winningprize,
please contact your claims agent through e-mail ortelephone,fax
immediately you received this notification
for dueprocessing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated accountof yourchoice.
*********************************************************************
File/Claim Officer
MR.RAUL JOSE WILLIAMS.
managerInternational Remmittance/Credit unit
Facility ManagementRegion
CENTROL FINANCE & SECURITY S.A
CALLE DE VALENCIA 50
29004,Madrid Spain
Tel: +34-664-428-337
FAX:+34-940-467002
EMAIL:infocentrol2000@aim.com
**********************************************************************
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than MAY 30th 2007 after this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed
NOTE: Toavoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quoteyour reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of yourcorrespondence
with your claims agent.
You are to provide thebelow details,to enable the speedy evaluation
and processing of yourwinnings.
we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures toavoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.
1.Your fullnames:
2. Your full home / office address:
3. Directtelephone/fax numbers:
4. Age:
the above detailed informationwill be absolutely necessary to file
in yourclaims.
Congratulations once again from all staffs of
(ONLINEMICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
ONLINE MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY INTERNATIONALPROGRAMS.
Sincerely Your's,
Mrs Romas F Anna.
N.B. Any breachof confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result todisqualification. Please do not
reply to this E-mailAddress.
Contact your claims agent

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