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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.
• 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.
  • +34664219273 (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.
  • autoclaimes@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Auto mobile" <electricautomobile@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 14:40:38 +0200
Subject: PROMO 2007 WINNER CONTACT FOR CLAIM


DEAR AUTO LEON LUCKY WINNER 2007

*SEAT AUTOMOBILE PROMOTION*
Madrid-Spain.
www.seat.es
Ref No: SEAT/WIN/900/04/07/LEON
************************************

Attn: Lucky Winner,

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in online *SEAT AUTO
AWARENES*S computer balloting sweepstake held on 2nd May 2007.
This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were
used. It is a promotional program aimed at promoting *SEAT NEW AUTO
CAR SERIES * to the world Market; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to
enter for it. You have been approved for the following Prize in the Second
Category.

**********************************************************************
1. Star Cash prize of *Eur 1,000, 000.00 *(One Million Euro Only) and
2. *A* *BRAND NEW SEAT LEON -* *Model 2007 (Additional Prize)*
**********************************************************************
This the first Promotional program for the year 2007. It is absolutely the
biggest bonanza in this year stakes.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact accredited the
appointed agent with the Telephone number and emails address provided below
soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

*********************************************************************
Mr. Micheal J. Skirl (Claim Director)
*EXECUTIVE PLANET S.A
Avda. Puerto Rico , S/N
28090 Madrid.
Tel: 0034-664-219-273 *
E-mail: autoclaimes@aim.com
*********************************************************************
The below informations are attached to your winning informations
(1) Ref No: SEAT/WIN/900/04/07/LEON
(2) Ticket Nº: 34407
(3) Lucky Nº: 9-51-05-33
(4) Serial Nº: ES-1461
(5) Batch Nº: ESP/SEAT/2007/AUTO

You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names,Contact Telephone
Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) including your
winning informations stated above via email to process the immediate payment
of your prize.
The Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you are
expected to make your claims immediately.Any claim not made before this date
will be CANCELLED.

Best Regards,
*Mrs. Isabel Puerta*
(SEAT ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR).
Madrid, 5th May 2007

*SEAT AUTO E-MAIL PROMOTION 2007*

Anti-fraud resources:

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