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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "lottery winners international e-mail programs" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +34659128375 (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.
  • vertexsecuritass@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "VERTEX SECURITAS S.A" <vertexsecuritas@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: vertexsecuritass@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:07:00 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD

EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: LP/67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782
<http://www.national-lottery.com/resultseuro.asp>

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE

ATTENTION: Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Lottery
Winners International E-mail programs held on the 18TH of MAY,
2007.Your
E-mail address attached to ticket number 653 908 321 675 with lucky
main
number 26,34,37,39,49 drew lucky star numbers 07 09, which consequently
won in the 3rd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump
sum
pay out of 1,000,000.00 Euro. (One Million Euro)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names/programme abuse, we ask that
you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world.

We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year
50 millions Euro International lottery. this is an irish woman who won
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4730113.stm> To file for
your
claim,

please contact our fiducial/Claim agent:
Mr GABI LOPEZ ( VERTEX SECURITAS S.A)
TEL: +34-659 128 375 Americans 01134 659 128 375
Email: vertexsecuritass@yahoo.es

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 30th of JULY,
2007.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,

Mr .GABI LOPEZ.

Lottery Coordinator.

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