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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 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.
  • estrellasec@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "presdepartment@terra.es" <presdepartment@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 20:32:04 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Congratulation you Are A Winner


PLAZA TORRO, 28008 MADRID –ESPAÑA: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF NO: EGS/0007459015/03_BATCHNO:17/7024/IPD
LOTTERIA

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY.
RE: AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the EURO MILLONES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES held on the 25ft -05-2007.Your name were entered as dependent client. With Ref Nº: EGS/0007459015/03/Batch Nº:
17/7024/IPD.Should there is any discrepancy in your name and address, please contact.Estrellas Seguros S.A. Your name attached to ticket number: 0016-359142-07 with serial number: 0311127 drew the lucky winning numbers: 2––22––16––70––33––10. This subsequently, won the lottery in the third category. You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out €617,310.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS) in cash credited to Ref Nº: EGS/0007459015/03. This is from a total cash prize of €10,468,770.00 (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) Shared among seventeen International winners in this category. Congratulations!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured to your name. Due to mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participant

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system and sponsored by MAPFRE MARKETING S.L. drawn from 25,000 (TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND), names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America Africa, as part of our, SUMMER international promotions programme which we conduct once every year. We hope that with a part of your prize you will take part on our END OF YEAR DRAW PROGRAMES high stake €1.3 billion international lottery. To Begin your claim, contact Gostavo Perez Foreign Operations Manager of
Estrellas Seguros S.A. On Tel: 0034 658-320-248&Fax: 0034 911-010-849 Email estrellasec@excite.com Processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money must be claimed before 15th-07-2007.After this date all funds will be return to the MINISTRY DE ECONOMIC Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication if there is any changes of your address, please do inform your claims agent, please remembers that you have to pay 10% of your winning fund to your claims agent, after you have received your fund. Also please remember to quote your reference number and batch number at every of your correspondence with your Claims Agent.
Congratulations once again.


YOURS SINCERELY PRICE CLAIM TRACK Nº
8136534748
FERERRO GUTI
VICE PRESIDENT





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