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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:
  • " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
• 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.
  • +34636601762 (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.
  • euroclaimcente@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • euroclaimcente@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info200@web.de
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:52:17 +0200
Subject: FILE REF NUMBERS: ZB/451/28798372/MK.




*EUROMILIONES ESPANA INTL. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>*

*Desk of Approval/Game
Gaming Board Department** *<o:p></o:p>

<?xml:namespace prefix = u8 /><u8:place u9:st="on"><u8:City u9:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u6 /><u6:City u7:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><u10:place u11:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">*<u12:place u14:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u12 /><u12:City u14:st="on"><u10:City u11:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u1 /><u1:State u13:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u2 /><u2:place u3:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u4 /><u4:place u16:st="on"><u6:place u7:st="on"><u4:City u16:st="on"><u2:City u3:st="on">MADRID</u8:City></u12:City></u8:place></u4:place></u6:City></u2:City></u4:City></u6:place></u2:place></u1:State>*</st1:City>*, <?xml:namespace prefix = u15 /><u15:country-region u7:st="on"><u15:place u7:st="on"><st1:country-region u16:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = u17 /><u17:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:country-region u14:st="on"><st1:country-region u19:st="on"><?xml:nam
espace prefix = u18 /><u18:country-region u11:st="on"><u17:country-region u20:st="on">SPAIN</u18:country-region></u17:country-region></st1:country-region></u17:country-region></st1:country-region></u15:place></u15:country-region></st1:country-region>*</st1:place>*. *

*TICKET NO: ML/56894/180/70.**
**FILE REF NUMBERS: ZB/451/28798372/MK.* <o:p></o:p>

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* **!!!CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!* <o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Promotion Department of the EUROMILIONES INTL, wishes to congratulate you on your success as one of the SIX LUCKY STAR PRIZE WINNER of 514,292.28 euros (Five hundred and fourteen thousand, two hundred and ninety two euros, twenty eight cents only) of the EUROMILIONES lotto International Promotion (ELP) that was held on the *2nd of February <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="2007, in">2007, in</st1:metricconverter>* Spain. The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses. <o:p></o:p>

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The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 950,000 individual and companies E-mail addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email, was among the first SIX (6) lucky winners. Your email address was attached to Lucky Number *(14/23-27-30-36),* Your Reference number: *ZB/451/28798372/MK, ticket No: ML/56894/180/70 and Lotto code number: ESP21584MAD. *<o:p></o:p>

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Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer balloting system (THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER). *You the beneficiary of the winning email would be responsible for the VETT/APPROVAL DOCUMENT CHARGES (FEES) of your lucky WINNING EMAIL ADDRESSE CHANGED to your FULL NAMES, before your winning prize can be transferred to your designated account of your choice*. To immediately claim your prize, contact the claim/paying agent on the telephone number & email below. <o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

*EURO CLAIM CENTRE **
**=======================================**
**CONTACT PERSON. (MR. ADAMS FERNANDO)**
*<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">*MADRID*</st1:City>*, <st1:country-region w:st="on">SPAIN</st1:country-region>*</st1:place>*.**
**TEL: 0034-636-601-762.**
**CONTACT E-MAIL: **euroclaimcente@mixmail.com [http://uk.f230.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=euroclaimcente@mixmail.com]** OR **euroclaimcente@aim.com [http://uk.f230.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=euroclaimcente@aim.com]** *<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

*N.B: Terms and conditions to claiming your prize: *
*********************************************<o:p></o:p>


1. Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claim/paying agent above. <o:p></o:p>

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2. Indicate your full names and address, Country, Contact telephone numbers, mobile, fax number, occupation and your Lucky numbers and Reference number to your claim/paying agent above.<o:p></o:p>

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3. Your winning prize is not *DEDUCTABLE* until it has been fully processed, approved and transferred to your designated account of your choice by the claim/paying agent above. <o:p></o:p>

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The above claim/paying agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your winning prize to you. Also note that you are to contact and process your winning prize not later than one week, after this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned to the *MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA* as unclaimed. <o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Please be informed that due to mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask you to keep your winning Information confidential until your winning prize of (514,292.28 Euro) has been processed and transferred to your designated account of your choice; this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of the programme by some participants.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

*Sincerely, *<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>

*Mrs. Angel Daniel Lopez.**
**Online co-ordinator. *<o:p></o:p>

<o:p></o:p>*-------------------------------------------------
This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above.
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