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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +34653606120 (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.
  • zenhoefsegurossl@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EMILLONES PROMO <interprogram100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <zenhoefsegurossl@aim.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:13:13 +0200
Subject: You are choosen




EUROMILLONES
INTER SATELLITE SOFTWARE PROMO

SUITE 106 PLAZA DE JUEGO

MADRID, SPAIN
WEBSITE: www.loterias.com

14/8/07

Dear Winner,
FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you the beneficiary of this mail about the release of the result of our International Promotion Program that was held on the 3rd of August 2007; note that you were entered as a client by CATALYAN VISTA S.A. This program was designed to promote and encourage international participation in our high stake Spanish end of the year Sweepstakes.

All Names and E-mail addresses entered in this program were presented by our International Marketing Department, (CATALYAN VISTA S.A), With security file number: EGP-489-GS-160.

Using a Computer Balloting Selection System from all names and email addresses submitted for this program, your name and email address attached to Ticket Number: 021-107-166 and Serial Number: ELP1,8., Lucky Star Numbers: 10,30,33,37,41 won in the Second Category, and was awarded the sum of Euro575,982.00 (Five Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eighty Two Euros only), which is from a total cash of Euro2,879,910.00 (Two Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ten Euros only). Your Security File Number for your winning claim is EGP-489-GS-160 KEEPS STRICTLY PERSONAL.

All claims must be submitted by a Registered Claims Agent for verification immediately, this is due to some mix up in participants Family names and e-mail addresses; for this purpose, we recommend one of our Registered Claim Agent ZENHOEF SEGUROS S.L.

To begin your claims, please contact your Claims Agent by requesting for a Fund Release Form; and completing the enclosed Fund Release Order Form in a capital letter and send it back by fax for all necessary verifications before transfer can be effected.

ZENHOEF SEGUROS S.L
MR. PABLO INIESTA
Transfer Manager / Director of Operations
TEL: 0034-653-606-120
FAX: 0034-912-919-510
Email: zenhoefsegurossl@aim.com

Also, note that your Claims Agent must insure winnings to the original value before transfer process can be effected after verification. Upon this your Winning/Prize Guarantee Certificate will be issued.

The deadline date for this claim is 3rd September 2007, after this date all unclaimed winnings will be returned to the Spanish Economic Ministry, and late entry penalty requirements must be met before late entry claims can be considered.

All correspondence must be directed to your Authorized and Registered Claims Agent: ZENHOEF SEGUROS S.L. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, inform your Claims Agent as soon as possible.
Once again, Congratulations.

(More personal data are not included to avoid double application of claim by impersonator or fraudster that may see your winning details, which may lead to disqualification; hence you are advise to keep your details confidential.

Yours faithfully,

Antonio Herero Molina
(Program Director)

N.B: You can confirm your winning by visiting our online result website www.loterias.com and click on Resultado Sorteos, Euromillones, then click on date of play 3rd August 2007 for your prize breakdown.
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