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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")
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they 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 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.
  • +34653606120 (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.
  • euromillion@winning.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • guadaseguros@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Euro Mill <euromill200723@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <guadaseguros@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:59:38 -0500
Subject: Amazing Grace




EURO-MILLONES
INTERNATIONAL AWARD PROGRAMME

SUITE 210 - 214 CAMP NOU
08009 BARCELONA, SPAIN
EUROMILLION@WINNING.COM
WEBSITE: WWW.LOTERIAS.COM

2/11/2007

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 12th of October 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 attached to TICKET NO: JIL/002-9-07 with SERIAL NO: 3&4 and LUCKY NO: 21,32,36,46,47 has won in this great promotion.

Therefore, the total sum of SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE EUROS, THIRTY-THREE CENTS ONLY ( EUR.708,593,33) have been awarded to the 5 winners each in this category. PLEASE, REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL YOU CLAIM YOUR WINNING SUM TO AVOID IMPERSONATORS.

Bear in mind that your claim application must be submitted by a Registered Claim Agent for verification, due to some mix up in participants e-mail addresses; therefore, we recommend one of our Registered Claim Agent GUADA FINANCIEROS S.L.

To begin your claims, please contact your Claim 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: GUADA FINANCIEROS S.L
Contact Person: MR. JACOB HENARES
TEL: 0034-653-606-120
FAX: 0034-912-919-510
Email: guadaseguros@aim.com

VERY IMPORTANT: Your winning sum must be insured in your name to the original winning value before transfer can be remitted to you, this is to avoid misappropriation of funds to wrong winner/beneficiary, which is in accordance with the European Gaming Commission Regulatory on all lottery payments.

Furthermore, note that the deadline date for your claim is 23rd November 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 Claim Agent GUADA FINANCIEROS S.L, to avoid double application by impersonators or fraudsters that may see your winning details, which may lead to disqualification; hence you are advise to keep your details confidential).

Yours faithfully,

Don Segio Belinguez
(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 12th October 2007 for your prize breakdown.
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