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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:
  • "euromillion loteria" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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.
  • alliancesegurosa@myway.com
  • alliancesegurosa@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "generalnotice@terra.es" <generalnotice@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:29:01 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: AWARD WINNING EMAIL CONGRATULATION !!!!!!!!!!!


=20



EURO MILLION
Euromillion Loteria Espa=C3=B1ol


Calle Arturo Soria, 267 S=C3=B3tano B Madrid Branch
EUROMILLIONES PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPT=20
REF: MMIL/3762367224/05 BATCH NO: 2177/005/MMD=20
MEGA HOUSE TELFAX 34 665 332 043=20
CALLE AFRODO NOBEL=20
2128440 MADRID SPAIN=20
=20
ATTN: LUCKY WINNER=20
OF TICKET NO: 40 13 43 06 15 09-02
=20
RE-AWARD NOTIFICATION BASED ON TICKET NO-11 16 17 22 34 -5-6/ LUCKY NO-7362=
2575993=20
=20
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of the EURO -M=
ILLION NATIONAL SPANISH LOTTERY HIGHSTAKE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on 22n=
d of June 2007 and released on 25 June 2007 .your email address is attached=
to the ticket number 11 16 17 22 34 -5-6 with serial number 7773-05 drew t=
he lucky number 736-22575993-86 which consequently won the lottery in the 1=
ST category.=20
=20
CONGRATULATION!=20
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner of =E2=82=AC322.7=
41,83 ( Three Hundred And Twenty Tow Thousand Seven Hundred And Forty one =
Zero Point Eighty three Cents Euros ). NOTE: to participate in winning, you=
dint need to buy a ticket because all participants were selected through a=
computer ballot system drawn from 500 million names from worldwide as part=
of our international lottery awareness program, your winning is now deposi=
ted with a security company insured in your names, to file for your claim, =
please contact the claim alliance seguros sa claims department below.
**********************************************************************
ALLIANCE SEGUROS GENERALES S.A
ATTN: MR. VICTORY LEGANES
Avda TORRES HAYAS, N=C2=BA 5 Blk 112,28742 Madrid, Spain. =
=
=20
Tel:00 34 692 481 573
Email: alliancesegurosa@myway.com , alliancesegurosa@aol.co.uk ************=
**********************************************************
They will assist you in processing and remittance of your prize money to =
a designated account of your choice. you must contact the appointed agent w=
ith your Full Names,Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office , Mobile and Fa=
x Number/ email). Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbe=
rs. Remember to quote your winning numbers in your correspondence with you=
r claims agent.
(1) Ticket No: 11 16 17 22 34 -5-6
(2) Lucky No: 736-22575993-86
(3) Serial No: 7773-05

Congratulations once again for being a winner in the 2007 mega million awar=
d promotion. But remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 1s=
t Sept. 2007. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO =
DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

Sincerely Yours,
MRS. ISABEL PUERTA.
PROMOTION COORDINATOR





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