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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:
  • ",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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • quovadiz@consultant.com
  • romo@mixmail.com
  • salesquovad@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3diinfopromo@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: FIDEL JIMENEZ <FIDELJIMENEZ@web.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:57:44 +0200
Subject: FROM: Euro Milliones







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EURO MILLIONES ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESKGOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!! R=
EGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration SP720633X). EURO MILLONES=20
EMAIL BALLOT PROGRAM
Calle alcala de oporto 19,28006 Madrid,Spain.
EF/1-15-17-25-45-2-8.=20

CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!!!=20

The Euro millones International has setup an email random lotto promotiona=
l programme to celebrate and acknowledge there 65 years of existence and t=
o encourage the use of internet world wide for academic and business pursu=
its. To grace this successful existence of Euro millones. They have decide=
d to give out prize randomly, which was conducted at the international cor=
porate office complex in Spain on 14th August 2007. Also there was a promo=
tional programme held here in spain on the 28th of October 2006 where diff=
erent particpants from all over the world purchased a ticket to enter for =
it, but due to our COMPUTER TICKET ERROR, nobody won the lucky prize, so t=
herefore the euro miliones espana intl relazied so much funds from this ja=
ckpot and the only way we can use to compensate those who had partcipated =
is via email, which we are actually using this medium as a new method to g=
ive away lucky prize to just 12 lucky email addresses.=20

The late release was due to difficulties in sorting out email addresses. N=
O TICKETS WERE SOLD OUT, and your lucky email addresse with Batch No: 044-=
38 was randomly selected, as a Star Cash prize of (US $ 1.028.000) ,One Mi=
llion Twenty-eight Thousand US Dollars to be paid through one of the follo=
wing options./

(/A) CHEQUE (B) CASH PICK UP (C) BANK TRANSFER

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
HOW DID YOU WIN=3F=3F=3F HOW DID THEY GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS=3F=3F=3F=20
The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our co=
mputerized 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. Please be informed that your winning pr=
ize has been insured to your winning number EF/1-15-17-25-45-2-8 in a susp=
ense account. To file for your claim,fill out completely the PAYMENT PROCE=
SSING FORM / OK-07 and Email or Fax to the below appointed agent for the p=
rocess of your winning amount and informations on how your winning email a=
ddress can obtain the vetting approval documents on your name.Also email o=
r Fax a photocopy of your Valid Drivers License or International Passport =
for identification purpose.

CONTACT YOUR AGENT:

QUO VADIZ CONSULTANT SL
MR.MORILLO ORTIZ

CALLE RUIZ RAMON 25

BP 28006,MADRID - SPAIN
Tel: +34638737334

FAX: +34 911849890

EMAIL: quovadiz@consultant.com [http://mail01.mail.com/ym/Compose=3FTo=3Dinfop=
romo@mixmail.com] OR salesquovad@consultant.com [http://mail01.mail.com/ym=
/Compose=3FTo=3Diinfopromo@gmail.com]=20

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STEPS TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING.

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM / OK-07

1.WINNING BATCH NO:........................................

2. Name in full-----------------------=20

3. Address----------------------------=20

4.Country:-----------------------------------------

5.Email:----------------------------------------

6. Sex--------------Age----------------

7. Maritual Status--------------------=20

8. Occupation--------------------------------=20

9. Telephone/Mobile -----------------

10.Fax:------------------------------------

11. Name of Next Of Kin------------------------/

IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THE WINNING BY BANK TRANSFER:YOU NEED TO FILL THE B=
ELOW=20

BANK DATAS:=20

NAME OF BANK:-------------------------------------------------------------=
------=20

ACCOUNT NO:---------------------------------------------------------------=
------=20

ROUTING NO:---------------------------------------------------------------=
-----=20

SWIFT CODE:---------------------------------------------------------------=
-----=20

BANK ADDRESS--------------------------------------------------------------=
-/

Remember that all prize Money must be claimed not later than 5th Oct., 200=
7, After this date all unclaimed winning amount will be returned to the Mi=
nisterio de Hacienda as Unclaimed.<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o /><o:p></o:p>=


YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOU HAVE C=
LAIM YOUR WINNING AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS. "BE W=
ARNED"

Sincerely,
Rizo Juan.=20
Promotion Manger.



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