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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:
  • "high insurance policy" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• 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.
  • libertysolagency@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: euromillion@fanzeey.com
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:33:56 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY AWARD PRICE WINNING NOTIFICATION CONGRATULATIONS!!!


EURO MILLONES ESPAÑOL INTERNATIONAL. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
GUZMAN EL BUENO 137, 28013
MADRID-SPAIN.

REF: Nº: EUR/1210/2007-MAD.
BATCH Nº: KJ/00836405-ES.

Dear Winner,


Weare pleased to inform you, the beneficiary of this email account theresult of the Euro Millones Español International E-lottery programsreleased on the 12th of October, 2007.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dueto mix up of some email addresses and winning numbers, your funds hasbeen deposited in a transit account with the paying bank BBVA (BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA S.A.) under high insurance policy bond awaiting remittance as soon as your contact is received by the claim appointed agent here in Madrid. Theagent shall facilitate the release of your e-lottery winning fund toyou as you may wish to receive it being the bona fide beneficiary ofthe winning email.

We ask that you keepyour e-lottery winning information confidential until your claims hasbeen processed and winning fund remitted to you as the winning emailbeneficiary, this is part of our security protocol to avoid doubleclaiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants orthose you might reveal your e-lottery winning information to, please bewarn !!!.

All participants were selectedthrough a computer balloting system drawn from over onemillion companies and individuals email addresses and names from allover the world, as this is a millennium scientific computer gamein which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimedat encouraging internet users; therefore you do not buy any ticket toenter for it, only your email address was selected randomly throughcomputer balloting system. Find below your winning information to fileyour claim.

REF: Nº: EUR/1210/2007-MAD.
BATCH Nº: KJ/00836405-ES.
WINNING Nº: 21-32-36-46-47.
Bonus Ball : (3-6).

Above information consequently won your email in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EUR €708,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND EUROS). To begin your e-lottery claim, please contact the processing agent thathave been appointed for the processing and remittance of your e-lotterywinings using the contact information below.

Mr. Jose Afredo,
LIBERTY AGENCIA DE SEGUROS S.L.
GRAN VIA 78, 28008 MADRID
SPAIN.
Email: libertysolagency@netscape.net

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform LIBERTY AGENCIA DE SEGUROS S.L.as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members andstaffs. Thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Goodluck,
Sr. Fernandez Alvaro Muñoz.
Europe and International Coordinator .

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