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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +34638918306 (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.
  • alicanteloteria@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bonoletters@terra.es" <bonoletters@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:23:03 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,



FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD=20
WEBSITE: www.alicanteloteria.com

AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE FINAL RELEASE TODAY 21STFEBUARY 2007, O=
F THE BONO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM HELD ON THE 19TH FEBUARY 2007. YOU=
R EMAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO WINNING NUMBER: 11-18-19-26-36-43-0-21. WIT=
H BATCH NUMBER: 24/00319/IPD . WON THE LOTTERY IN THE 1a CATEGORY. YOU ARE =
THEREFORE BEEN APPROVE THE SUM OF =C3=A2=E2=80=9A=C2=AC 751.829,08 ( SEVEN =
HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENT NINE EUROS EIGHT CEN=
TS) IN CASH CREDIT TO THE FILE REF: LP/26510460037/05.=20

YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED AND ASSURED IN OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. WE ASK THA=
T YOU KEEP THIS AWARD A TOP SECRET FROM THE PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLAIM =
HAS BEEN PROCESSED IN YOUR ORIGINAL NAME AND YOUR PRIZE MONEY REMITTED TO Y=
OUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THIS IS A PARTOF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE =
CLAIM APPLICATION OR UNWARRANTED TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM BY PARTIC=
IPANTS. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERESELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW=
N FROM 250,000 EMAIL ADDRESSES FROM AUSTRALIA, USA, AFRICA, EUROPE, ASIA ,N=
EW-ZEALAND, MIDDLE-EAST AND SOUTH-NORTH AMERICA. AS PART OF OUR INTERNATION=
AL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.=20

WE HOPE WITH A PART OF YOUR PRIZE, YOU WILL TAKE PART IN OUR 2007 END OF TH=
E YEAR HIGH STAKES OF =C3=A2=E2=80=9A=C2=AC10 MILLION EUROS INTERNATIONAL L=
OTTERY BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT THE ISSUING AUTHORITY, YOUR PRIZE C=
LAIM AGENT ANTHONIO FEYES (FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER OF ALICANTE LOTERIA SECU=
RITY COMPANY) FOR PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO YOUR DES=
IGNATED BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE.

ANTHONIO FEYES
TEL: +34 638 918 306=20
EMAIL: alicanteloteria@yahoo.es

REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 28 WORKING DAYS FR=
OM THE DATE OF RECEIVING THIS NOTIFICATION. AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL=
BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS,PLEASE REMEMBE=
R TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE=
WITH YOUR CLAIM AGENT. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS,=
DO INFORM YOUR CLAIM AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO ASK FOR=
YOUR PRIZE CLAIM CERTIFICATE AS SOON AS ALL CONDITIONS OF CLAIM ARE MET AS=
YOUR CLAIM AGENT WILL LET YOU KNOW SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS THAT WILL MEET=
TO ENABLE YOU TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

BELOW IS OUR WEBSITE TO ENABLE YOU CONFIRM YOUR LUCKY WINNING NUMBERS AND A=
MOUNT YOU WON. BE WELL INFORMED THAT IF YOUR WINNING INFORMATION DOES NOT C=
ORRESPOND WITH THAT IN OUR SYSTEM THEN YOUR PAYMENT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

1. Carefully click/ on this web site: https://www.alicanteloteria.com
2. Click on : Resultados
3 Click on our organization bonolotto
4. Click on the date which your draw was held
5. Click on the BUSCAR botton to search for your winning number.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING=
PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.
BEST REGARDS,
MRS. MARIA SANCHEZ.

YOU ARE TO FORWARD THIS YOUR INFORMATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN SERV=
ICE ALICANTE LOTERIA SECURITY COMPANY :=20


1. FILE REF. NUMBER:=20
2. BATCH NUMBER:=20
3. REFERENCE NUMBER:=20
4. WINNING NUMBER:=20
5. CATEGORY:=20
6. AMOUNT WON:=20
7. FULL NAME:

8. DATE OF BIRTH
9. CITY/COUNTRY:=20
10. ADDRESS:
11. OCCUPATION:
12. POSITION:=20
13. TEL AND FAX NUMBER :( Home and Mobile)
14. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:=20

THEREAFTER,YOU WILL BE ISSUED WITH A CLAIM CERTIFICATE OF WINNING THAT WILL=
BE USED FOR THE CLAIM OF THE MONEY FROM YOUR BANK, AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE=
FROM THE MINISTERIO DE INTERIO HERE IN SPAIN.=20

NOTE:YOU ARE TO KEEP THIS AWARD OUT FROM PUBLIC NOTICE TO AVOID DOUBLE REPR=
ESENTATION.YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY BE CONFIDENTIAL UNTILL THE BANK TRANSFERRED =
YOUR FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.=20

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.=20
THANKS=20
MRS MARIA SANCHEZ





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