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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (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.
  • +34654716570 (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.
  • lotteriawinners@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joyceponline@terra.es" <joyceponline@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:08:16 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RESULT OF CARTEGORY "A" DRAW ONLY.



RESULT OF CARTEGORY "A" DRAW ONLY.
THE SPANISH LOTTERIA
Spanish lotteria Headquarters:
Customer Service/Award Dept.

Ref No:FI/550/715ES
Bacth No:667/705/00

Dear Lucky Winner.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Spanish Lotteria International p=
rogramsheld on the 19/ 06/ 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket=20
number: 564 75600545/188 with Serial number 5388/06 drew the lucky numbers:=
31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st categor=
y.=20
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =E2=82=AC1,500,000=
00(One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros Only)=20
in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/FLC. This is from a total cash p=
rize of US$25 Million dollars shared amongst the lucky winners in this gran=
d category.
This year's Lottery Program Jackpot (LPJ) is the largest ever for Spanish L=
otteria.
The estimated $250 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in free lotto=
=20
history. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our=20
European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play=
=20
coupon. In view of this, your =E2=82=AC1,500,000 00 (One Million Five Hundr=
ed Thousand Euros only) would be released to you by our affiliate Bank whi=
le our award deparment will immediately commence the process to facilitate =
the release of your prize soon as you make contact with them.=20
All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' sites through=
computer draw system and extracted from over 200,000 companies.=20
This promotion takes place periodically. For security reasons, you are advi=
sed to keep your winning=20
information confidential till your claims is processed. This is a part of
our precautionary no ticket sold and is so organized to encourage the use =
of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide measure to avoid do=
uble claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous=20
elements. To file for your claim, please contact our award department with =
the below details for processing of your claims.
*******************************************************************
CONTACT: PERSON Dr,
Name: LUIS FERNANDO WILLIAMS
Email: lotteriawinners@aol.co.uk
TEL 0034-654-716-570
*******************************************************************
You are advised to provide the following details below to the claims deparm=
ent:
FULL NAME:
AGE:
SEX:=20
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:=20
STATE:=20
FAX:=20
PHONE NUMBER:=20
MARITAL STATUS:=20
OCCUPATION:=20
COMPANY'S NAME:=20
REF NUMBER:
BATCH NUMBER:=20
AMOUNTH WON:
Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly complete=
d
early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double claim. To avoid=
=20
unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch=20
numbers while contacting our award department.=20
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Joyce perez
(Lottery online Coordinator)
_______________________________________________________________=20
The Spanish lotteria Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporati=
on,
the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Spanish lotteria
internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud
to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150
countries worldwide. =20






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