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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.
• 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.
  • +34669644953 (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.
  • info-promo@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLION ESPANA <info@euro.es>
Reply-To: info-promo@mixmail.com
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:37:35 +0200
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL HAS WON


EURO MILLIONS S.L
EMAIL BALLOT PROGRAM
CALLE SEBETINA 60,45600
MADRID,SPAIN.

The Euro millons International has setup an email random lotto promotional =
programmed to celebrate and acknowledge there 65 years of existence and to =
encourage the use of internet world wide for academic and business pursuits. =
To grace this successful existence of Euro millions.They have decided to =
give out prize randomly, which was conducted at the international corporate =
office complex in Spain. NO TICKETS WERE SOLD OUT, you were randomly =
selected, you have been approved a Star Cash prize of 1.000,000 Euro (One =
million euro).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
HOW DID YOU WIN??? HOW DID THEY GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our =
computerized email selection system from a database of over 1.000,000 email =
addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email, was =
among the first 12 lucky winners.Be informed, your winning prize has been =
insured and deposited to your winning number EU/1/15/17/25/45 in a suspense =
account. To file for your claim contact the appointed paying agent on the =
telephone number and email given below

CAJAMADRID ESPANA
MR.DON MARTINI
MADRID,SPAIN
TEL:+34-669-644-953
EMAIL:info-promo@mixmail.com

Steps to claim your prize
1.Quote your winning number, your full name, Address, Country, Telephone, =
Mobile, Fax number and occupation via email to enable the process of your =
winning.In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any =
kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from =
public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been =
completed, and your funds remitted to you.
2.Prize is not deductible until your winnings has been processed, approved =
and transferred to you by the paying agent above.You are responsible for the =
TRANSFER of fund to your country.

We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.

Sincerely,
Rizzo Jose.
Promotion Manger.

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