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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:
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • remittanceseguros5058@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "spain madrid" <euromillionespain@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:02:13 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Serial No: MUOTI/82536


CONGRATULATION

EURO MILLIONES ONLINE AWARD PROGRAMME 2007 -

CONGRATULATION FOR YOUR SUCCESSFUL SELECTION!!!

YOU WON,SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND EURO!

Dear Beneficiary,

We are delighted to inform you about just concluded National Euro Milli=
ons International final draws of its periodical promotional program.Thi=
s promotional program is a conjoined effort of microsoft international =
and the United Nation under the Auspices of National Euro Million Lotte=
ry Board.Hence, we congratulate you over your email success in our
computer balloting held on 1st of NOV. 2007. This is a promotional prog=
ram aimed at encouraging internet users; meaning, you do not need to bu=
y ticket to enter for it.Your email account have been picked as one of =
the FIVE winning email address on the Second category Draw.Therefore yo=
u have been approved of the Star Prize of 655.000.00 (Six Hundred And F=
ifty-Five Thousand Euro)With the under listed winning details:-

REFERENCE N=BA: ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA
Batch. N=BA: EULO/2907/444/908/06.
Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
Lucky No: 10-23-44-50-37
Serial No: MUOTI/82536

All individual and cooperate email addresses were selected through a co=
mputer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand, E-mail addres=
ses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East,Af=
rica and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which =
is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a con=
glomerate of some multi international companies to promote the use
of internet around the world, with the Aim and support to the Under pr=
iviledges.

Please contact the Agent assigned in your Zone with the require informa=
tion for
immediate release of your price:
1.FULL NAME
2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3 PRESENT ADDRESS (FULL MAILING ADDRESS)
4.SEX
5.DATE OF BIRTH
6.AGE
7.OCCUPATION
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER
9.FAX NUMBER
NOTE :To begin your claim, please contact our Claim Manager at the Inte=
rnational Claim Department immediately with the following address below=
All winnings must be claimed not later than two weeks from the date o=
f receipt of this mail after which the prize-winning shall be treated a=
s Unclaimed.

Dr.MOSES LONGMAN
Foreign Service Manager
EMAIL: (remittanceseguros5058@yahoo.es)
Address: Avda . Del Petroleo 222 Polig
Madrid Spain.

Always quote your Reference, Batch and winning numbers in all correspon=
ding,We advice all winners to keep this information until you are clear=
ed as the prime winner by the organisers of this program. This is part =
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted takin=
g adva ntage of this programme by abusers, unauthorise person or compan=
y .Once again accept our sincere congratulations.

Best Regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Prof. Pamela .Ramos(Mrs).
AWARD CO-ORDINATOR.

Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays; Please remember to quote yo=
ur Reference and Batch numbers in all correspondence. Congratulations o=
n your being a lucky winner!


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oticias/especiales/eleccionesargentina.html

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