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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • consultajosesmontoya@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: "espanacomicione@terra.es" <espanacomicione@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:18:42 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Sir this is important contact the agent immediately



ESPANA GOLOTORIA COMMISSION=20
28014, MADRID, ESPANA=20
FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.=20
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT=20
REF NO/ESL/95083109/ELC/07=20
BATCH NO: 8725-49=20
AWARD NOTIFICATION=20
Sir/Madam=20
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual=20
final draws held on the 28th April,2007 Espa=C3=B1a Golotoria Primitiva=20
Promotion, your e-mail address was among the 20 Lucky winners=20
However the results were released on the 30th April, 2007 and your=20
e-mail was attached to ticket number (ES48-15-356-089)=20
with serial number 8725-49 drew the lucky numbers 7 15 38 42 44 5 which=20
consequently won the=20
lottery. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of=20
615,810.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND=20
TEN EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file with=20
REF.NO/ESL/95083109/ELC/07=20
This is from a total cash prize of 10,468,770 (TEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED=20
AND SIXTY-=20
EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONLY) Shared=20
among 17 (Seventeen) international winners in this category.=20
The online draws was conducted by a random selection=20
of e-mail addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses=20
of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated=20
random computer search from the internet.=20
However, no tickets were sold but all e-mail addresses were assigned=20
to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The=20
selection process was carried out through random selection in our=20
computerized e-mail selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over=20
980,000 e-mail addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.=20
This Promotion is approved by the spanish Gaming Board and also=20
Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators=20
(IAGR).=20
This Promotion is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the=20
public to encourage tourism in our country=20
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent DR JOSE MONTOYA,=20
on TEL:+ 34 696 399 295 EMAIL: consultajosesmontoya@yahoo.es for the=20
processing=20
and remittance of your winning prize money to a designated account of=20
your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30=20
June 2007=20
However,you will have to fill the form below and send it to the=20
agent for verification=20
NAME:.....................................=20
AGE:.......................................=20
SEX:........................................=20
ADDRESS:...............................=20
E-MAIL:....................................=20
PHONE:...................................=20
OCCUPATION:.........................=20
COMPANY:..............................=20
COUNTRY:...............................=20
You are to keep all your promotion winning information away from the=20
general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This=20
is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).=20
Yours faithfully,=20
Ignacio Jimenex=20
PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR=20

=20





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