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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +34663642176 (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.
  • estrallasegu@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mailinfoyahoo@terra.es" <mailinfoyahoo@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:17:56 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: You won 615,810.00 euros! Yahoo! Mail congratulates you!





You won 615,810.00 euros! Yahoo! Mail congratulates you!


Messenger

YAHOO AWARD PROGRAMME


CONGRATULATIONS!


YOU WON 615,810.00.EUROS!









Yahoo global warming Foundation award

The Yahoo Mail, hereby notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation.
The Yahoo Multi-Million groups supported by the United Nations, European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was conceived with the objective of poverty alleviation world wide, Integrated Rural Development Programme, environmental development and protection against global warming and personal education on business development. The Yahoo Group in conjunction with these world bodies is giving out a yearly donation of EUR 615, 810.00 (Six hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred and ten euros) to 10 lucky recipients.

These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 10 lucky international recipients worldwide; in different categories for their personal business development and Integrated Rural Development Programme against global warming. At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used by you to develop a part of your environment against global warming.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the recipients to receive the award sum of EUR 615, 810.00 (Six hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred and ten euros) donations from the Yahoo Group and these world bodies in accordance with the enabling act of establishment.

To begin your claims please contact our claims agent the ESRELLA SEGUROS Madrid Spain.
Contact person Dr. Roland Nageli. Tel: +34-663 642 176. Fax +34-917 615 179 Email estrallasegu@aol.com.

All information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose to which it is been requested, as there have been many cases of unqualified claim, Your Qualification number is (NC-222-47,ES-90) and must be quoted in all correspondence.

You are to keep this whole information confidential until you have been able to collect your donation. Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, no later than 30 days after notification. Failure to do so will mean cancellation of that beneficiary and its donation will then be reserved for next year's recipients.

You are required to fill the required information below and email it to our claim office in Madrid for documentation and processing of your award.
FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY
SEX:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
QUALIFICATION NUMBER:

On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Yours Sincerely



DR. JUAN ANTONIO.
(Seceretary Yahoo E.U.)

http//www.yahoo.com










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