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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:

• 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)
• 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.
  • +34650013942 (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.
  • natariosecuri@aim.com
  • natariofirm@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: emailresult@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:46:00 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?E=2DMAIL=20PROMOTION=20RESULT?=

SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE SOL 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF:NA/0534/30/07
BATCH: 75/012/INA
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION

Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Royal spanish Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held by a group of Bank giro loteria corporation,
the Slidecircuir award and in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion
of software products,(F.P.S.), held in Spain on the 17th of September 2007
in Madrid Spain.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 212005600545
177 with Serial number4887/07 drew the lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-7, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of 2,000,000.00 Euro(Two million Euro)
in cash credited to file KPC/9080333306/07.This is from a total cash prize
of Ten Million Euro(10million Euro), shared amongst the first Five (5th)
lucky winners in this category.Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our Madrid booklet representative office in Spain as indicated
in your play coupon.In view of this, your 2,000,000.00 Euro(Two million
Euro) would be released to you by our security firm in Madrid,Spain.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact him.All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted
from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till
your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner
you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements. Please be warned.

The information you received was to officially notify you of this award
and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt
of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing
and eventual payment of the above prize to you Mr Luis Alonso Lopez of Natario
Loteria Security Depatment Madrid Spain. Email: natariosecuri@aim.com or
natariofirm@myway.com Tel:0034-650-013-942

You have been requested to also contact the security agent with the following
informations
FULL NAME:...............................
PHONE NUMBER:...........................
COUNTRY:....................................
ADDRESS:................................
SEX:.......................................
AGE:.............................
OCCUPATION:..............................
WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS.....................

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember,You are to contact our agents by email
and within a week ofreceiving this notice.After this date, all funds will
be returned to the
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. To avoid unnecessary delays
and complications,please quote yourreference/batch numbers in any correspondences
with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more from all members
and staffs of this program.

Yours Sincerely,
Wilfred Enrique
Lottery Director.

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