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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • agroconsultanty@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: E-MAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM <royalottery10@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:38:05 +0200
Subject: E-MAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM


ROYAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE GRANVIA 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF: RSSL/61-ILGI0509/45
BATCH:RSSL/15/096/WRCS
RE:WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Royal spanish Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 2nd July 2007 in Madrid Spain.Your e-mail =

address attached to ticket number: 212005600545 188 with Serial number =
4888/02
drew the lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-8, which subsequently won you the =
lottery
in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =

2,000,000.00 Euro(Two million Euro) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080333308/03.This is from a total cash prize of Ten Million Euro(10 =
million
Euro),shared amongst the first Tenth (10th) lucky winners in this
category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Madrid
booklet representative office in Spain as indicated in your play coupon.In =
view
of this, your 2,000,000.00 Euro(Two million Euro) would be released to you by =

our Security Firm in Madrid,Spain.Our agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact =
him.All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer =

draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to =

keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and =

your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your =
prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.Please be =
warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr Martins Carlos

Agro Consultancy And Security Madrid Spain.
Email:Agroconsultanty@netscape.net
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account =
of
your choice.
Remember,You are to contact our agents by email and within a week of =
receiving
this notice.After this date, all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE =

ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please quote your =
reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated =
agent.Congratulations
once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Yours Sincerely,
Raul John
Lottery Director.

Anti-fraud resources:

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