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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")
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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.
  • regalsoleagency@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLONES <euro_millones_espanol9@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:41:18 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION FROM EURO MILLONES INTERNATIONAL E-LOTTERY



EURO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.
Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28008 Madrid,.

REF: Nº: EUR/05012007.
BATCH Nº: KJ0083645-ES

Euro Millones Español happily announce to the beneficiary of this e-mail account the draw of the EURO MILLONES INTERNATIONAL E-LOTTERY program held on Friday 12th October,2007. Your e-mail account attached to ticket number 45820 drew the winning numbers: 21-32-36-46-47. with star number (3-6)
bonus ball which subsequently won you as the e-mail beneficiary in 2nd
category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of EUR € 950,000:00. (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credited to REF: Nº: EUR/05012007. and BATCH Nº: KJ0083645-ES.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
international promotion booklet as indicated in the play coupon. In view of this, your EUR € 950,000:00. (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS) will be process for claim to you by our register claim agent REGAL SOLE AGENCY S.L.

Meanwhile,
our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your winning prize as soon as your contact is received by
them. For security reasons, you are advise to keep your winning
information very CONFIDENTIAL until your claim is
processed and your e-lottery prize remitted to you. This is part of our
precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program by those you might reveal your winning notice to,
please be warn.

To claim your e-lottery prize as the bona fide
beneficiary, please contact our register claim agent with the contact
information as indicated below:

*********************************************************************
REGAL SOLE AGENCY S.L.
Calle Santiago Nº 2 Pta 11.
28013 Madrid,
España.
Email: regalsoleagency@netscape.net

*********************************************************************
Remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with
your claim agent. Find below your winning informations for
your e-lottery prize claim.

REF: Nº: EUR/05012007.
BATCH Nº: KJ0083645-ES
Winning Nº: 21-32-36-46-47. / (05-06) bonus ball
Ticket Nº: 45820

Once again congratulations
from EURO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.

Good luck,

SR. ALVARO GARCIA SOLANA.
Online co-ordinator for EURO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.,
Sweepstakes International Program.
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