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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:
  • "el gordo " (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • espanolseguros@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info_elgordo@terra.es" <info_elgordo@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:05:53 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM:EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY AWARD 2007



FROM:EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY AWARD 2007=20
LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION,
MONTH OF JUNE LOTTERY,
WINNING NUMBER: WIN/008/05/10/MA

OUR DEAR WINNER,

YOU WON THE SUM OF (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR=
S ONLY) FROM EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY . THE WINNING TICKET WAS SEL=
ECTED FROM A DATA BASE OF INTERNET E-MAIL USERS, FROM WHICH YOUR E-MAIL ADD=
RESS CAME OUT AS THE WINNING COUPON IN THE 2RD CATEGORY.

WE THEREBY CONTACT YOU TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING AMOUNT QUICKLY AS THIS IS A MO=
NTHLY LOTTERY. FAILURE TO CLAIM YOUR WIN WILL RESULT INTO THE REVERSION OF =
THE WINNING SUM TO OUR FOLLOWING MONTH LOTTERY.(EXPIRING DATE, 30TH OF JUNE=
, 2007).


PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE PAYING BANK WILL EFFECT PAYMENT SWIFTLY UPON SATIS=
FACTORY REPORT, VERIFICATIONS AND VALIDATION PROVIDED BY THIS FIDUCIARY AGE=
NT. FOR SECURITY REASONS,YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION C=
ONFIDENTIAL TILL YOUR CLAIMS IS PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU. =
=20


TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE APPOINTED AGENT AS SOON =
AS POSSIBLE FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR WINNINGS PRIZE MONEY:WITH THE=
FOLLOWING DIGIT.

Batch. No: ELGO/2907/444/908/06.
Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
Lucky No: 10-23-44-50-37
Serial No: ELOTI/82536
Ref. N=C3=82=C2=BA: ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA

1. Full name=20
2. Address
3. Country of Residence
4. Tel and fax number
5. Occupation
6. Sex
7. Age
8. Marital status
9. E-Mail address
10.Amount won


MR.ALEX JOHNSON,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
(ESPANOL SEGUROS DE EUROPA S.A)
E-MAIL:espanolseguros@aim.com
ADDRESS:AVDA.DEL SANT 100 PELIA
MADRID SPAIN.
=20

REGARDS,
MRS.ANGELA ERSIN =20
(PROMOTION MANAGER)
GORDO EL PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

=20

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