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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "claims 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 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.
  • lycataalgrupo@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: Salsas Sanchez <laprimitiva_award2007@web.de>
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:26:43 +0200
Subject: LA PRIMITIVA EMAIL AWARD 2007


LA PRIMITIVA EMAIL AWARD 2007
www.loteria.es [http://www.loteria.es]

p; REF/EG/2551256003/06
BATCH/000750013
TICKET No: 13-18-19-35-39-43
Attn: Winner

This is to inform you on the released of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTERIA INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME held on the 1st September, 2007 and the result came out on the 4th September, 2007 . Your name attached to ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-18-19-35-39-43 which consequently won the lottery.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of € 2,730,687,00 (Two Million Seven Hundred And Thirty Thousand, Six Hundred And Eighty Seven Euros Only) in cash credited to file with REF. NO. EG/2551256003/06 and BATCH NO. 000750013.

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this programme by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from emails world wide as part of our International promotions programme, which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next years highstake 1.3 Billion inter lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent,
MR. FRANCISCO LOPEZ
Foreign Service Manager
Lycataal Grupo S.L
TEL: 0034 687 194 065
Email: lycataalgrupo@aim.com [mailto:lycataalgrupo@aim.com]
for the processing and immediate payment of your winning prize money through your desired mode of payment. Be informed that all winners must register in the Ayuntamiento de Madrid to be able to receive his/her prize.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 5th October 2007, after this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations!! Once again from all members of our staffs and thank you for being a part of our International promotions programme.
Best regards,

Salsas Sanchez
VICE PRESIDENT.



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