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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • joh_wittman009@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Johann Wittmann <eurmillones@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: joh_wittman009@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:19:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS EMERGE YOU A WINNER


EURO-MILLONES
INTERNATIONAL AWARD PROGRAMME
SUITE 210 - 214 CAMP NOU
08009 BARCELONA, SPAIN
WEBSITE: WWW.LOTERIAS.COM

01/10/2007

Dear Winner,
FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to the user/beneficiary of this email address the result of our annual International Award Program that was held on the 22th of September 2007; whereby your email address alongside with four other individuals won in the SECOND CATEGORY of this programme that is designed to promote and encourage international participation in our oncoming high stake Spanish end of the year Sweepstakes.

Note that all e-mail addresses including yours were presented and entered into this programme by our International Marketing Department (CATALYAN VISTA S.A), With Security File No: GS/1414MD, which were randomly selected through a Computer Balloting System from over 700,000.00 individuals and Companies email addresses worldwide.

Based on the above, your email address was attached to TICKET NO: JIL/002-9-0-0-7 with SERIAL NO: 7&9 and LUCKY NO: 5,9,11,29,33 which won in the 2nd Category.
Therefore, you have been awarded the sum of FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX THOUSAND, THREE HUDRED AND SIXTY SIX EUROS, SEVENTEEN CENTS ONLY (EUR.526,366.17). PLEASE, REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC UNTIL YOU CLAIM YOUR WINNING SUM.

Bear in mind that all claims must be submitted by a Registered Claim Agent for verification immediately, this is due to some mix up in participants e-mail addresses; therefore, we recommend one of our Registered Claim Agent GUADA SEGUROS S.L.

To begin your claims, please contact your Claims Agent and request for a Fund Release Form, and fill it with your winning details for verifications before transfer can be effected on your behalf.

Claims Agent:johann wittmann S.L
Email: joh_wittman009@yahoo.es
VERY IMPORTANT: Your winning sum must be insured in your name to the original winning value before transfer process can be to you, which is in accordance with the European Gaming Commission Regulatory on all lottery payments.

Furthermore, note that the deadline date for your claim is 19th October 2007, after this date all unclaimed winnings will be returned to the Spanish Economic Ministry, and late entry penalty requirements must be met before late entry claims can be considered.

All correspondence must be directed to your Authorized and Registered Claims Agent.
(More personal data are not included to avoid double application of claim by impersonator or fraudster that may see your winning details, which may lead to disqualification; hence you are advise to keep your details confidential).
Yours faithfully,

Don Miguel Motanco
(Program Director)

N.B: You can confirm your winning by visiting our online result website www.loterias.com and click on Resultado Sorteos, Euromillones, then click on date of play 22th September 2007 for your prize breakdown.


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