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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")
  • ",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 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.
  • +447011128823 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712392112 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • sancheze50@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Loteria Nacional La Primitiva promotions <drawloteria4@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:34:53 -0600
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTERIA.



LOTERIA NACIONAL AWARD 2007Paseo De La castellana 28, 3A28809 Madrid Spain.

Reference Numbers: ES/007/05/12/MAD.Batch Numbers: SP-9059-2007.
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTERIA.

Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the result of Friday 10th August, 2007 ofthe Loteria Nacional La Primitiva promotions program with Lucky Numbers"4-21-23-26-43-44" which consequently won in the 2nd category,You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of One Millioneuro Only (€1,000,000.00).
Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a doubleclaim, we suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential untilyour claim has been processed and notarized and your certificate ofaward obtained. This is in conformity with the lottery claimregulations by our Organization & the Spanish Gaming ControlBoard. This is part of our security protocol measures to avoid doubleclaiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by someparticipants/non participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawnfrom over 50,000.00 companies and 20,000,000.00 individuals emailaddresses and names from all over the world and no tickets were sold.After this automated computer ballot, you/your email address emergedas one of the winners in the 2nd category. We hope with part of yourwinning, you will take part in our next year Thirty Million Euroslnternational lottery.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to contact our UKlicensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners withinformations below:
Contact Person: Sanchez EduardoCITY/COUNTRY: Manchester/EnglandPHONE:+44 7011 128 823FAX: +44 8712 392 112E-MAIL: sancheze50@yahoo.es
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to designatedaccount of your choice. Please note that your lucky winning numberfalls within our European booklet representative office in Europe asindicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your €1,000,000(One Million Euro) would be releasedto you by any of our paymentoffices in Europe.Remember to quote your winning numbers and yourdirect telephone and fax numbers when responding to this email.
Once again congratulations!!!
Yours Sincerely,
Wilfred EnriqueLottery Director.

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