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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:
  • "international lottery programme" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • securitadfirm@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hummel sttutler <agent_hummel22@web.de>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:34:24 +0200
Subject: Email Prize Award 2007 :


Email Prize Award 2007 [http://us.f376.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?DMid=6942_1331187_159_451_1179_0_967_2009_3670629661&amp;YY=80062&amp;y5beta=yes&amp;y5beta=yes&amp;inc=25&amp;order=down&amp;sort=date&amp;pos=0&amp;view=a&amp;head=&amp;box=Draft]:
Loterias International España S.A.
AVD Constitucion Numero 29 28011 Madrid Spain (Admitted 1986) Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you of the result winners of Loterias International
Lottery Programmes held on 30th, July, 2007 from the online Lottery success.
This is a Millennium Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were
used.
It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;therefore you do
not need to buy ticket to enter for it.You have been approve for the star prize
of Euros 874,000,00 Euros (Eight Hundred And Seventhy Four Thousand
Euros Only).To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent
as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings: Dr. Louiz Cruz
Securitas Seguridad España S.A.
C/Barbadillo, 9, 28042 Madrid, Spain
E-mail:securitadfirm@aim.com [mailto:securitadfirm@aim.com]
Ref No.ES/112/56/09/MD [http://no.es/112/56/09/MD]
Batch No: WNTO/2791/WD/ES
Lucky No: 31-09-76.49-520
Serial No: MUOTI/36780

Note:You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you
receive your lump prize in your account or optional cheque issuance
to you,This is a protective measure put in place to avoid people
applying for your winnig fund,as we have had cases like this before.
The Validity period of the winnings is for 14 working days hence you
are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made
before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA
Y HACIENDA .

Once again congratulations !!!

Best Regards,
Mrs.Laura Jones.
Program Assistant



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