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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • asesorisfinn@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "pedro l. santos" <asesorisfinn@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:44:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Re:AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT(CONGRATULATIONS!!!)





Branch Office,

Calle Leganes 16,
Fuenlabrada(Madrid),
Tel:(0034) 650-841-621
Fax:+1-502-371-6542
E-mail: asesorisfinn@yahoo.es
www.asesoris.com.

Attn:Wilfred Weisszer,

I did received your email asking if you won anything,and the proceedure on how to get your fund/winnings,but first of all We are pleased to inform you that your EMAIL ADDRESS has been selected as one of the 10 lucky winners in the email lottery programme conducted by the EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL(SPAIN).
You winning email address has therefore been approved a lump sum payout of €466.812,79(Four hundred and sixty-six thousand ,eight hundred and twelve euro seventy nine cent) in cash credited to file REF.NO: ES/04678/SA . This form a total cash prize of €466,6127.09 (Four million six hundred and sixty-eight thousand, one hundred and twenty seven euro ,nine cent) shared among the 10 international winners in number “5.

All i need to advice you for now as your claim agent is to go through the email that was earlier sent to you by Euromillion lottery international,you will get all the information you need there,fill the verification form and send it back to me through this email address,this is to verify your person,after that we will know the next step on the transfer process of your prize,do this and get back to me as soon as possible.please keep your this information away from the public especially your reference number,this is to aviod any mix up from somewhere,untill your prize have been transfered to you,because we have experinced such a case.

Do not hesitate to put us in contact: dial directly (0034) 650-841-621 should you have any further questions.
Once again congratulations, as we await your urgent respond.


Yours, Faithfully,
Pedro L. Santos,
ASESORIS.NET





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Sé un Mejor Amante del Cine
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Sé un Mejor Amante del Cine
¿Quieres saber cómo? ¡Deja que otras personas te ayuden!.

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