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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • infozenithmundosa@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "emillinfo@terra.es" <emillinfo@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:26:46 +0100 (MET)
Subject: WINNER


SPANISH EUROMILLIONES LOTER=C3=8DA ESPA=C3=91OL
SI NUMERO CALLE/ESTRECHO DE GIBRALTAR, 21,24027 MADRID
REF. NO: ES/007/05/12/MAD.
BATCH. NO: GHT/2907/333/07. =
=20
eumillionnotice@infinito.it
TELFAX: + 34 665 129 391
RE: EUROMILLION PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

We wish to congratulate you over the success of your email address, for win=
ning our euro million computer BALLOTING SWEEPSTAKE held on 28th Dec, 2007.=
This is the euro million computer lottery games in which email addresses w=
ere used to select winner, therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter=
for lottery.=20

Your email address attached to ticket star number (20-21-22-31-45 STAR NO. =
7+9) drew the EUROMILLION lucky numbers 20-21-22-31-45 which consequently w=
on the draw in the Second category 0 3 match 7-9.=20

You have therefore won and been approved the prize of =E2=82=AC895.837, 78 =
Eight hundred and ninety five thousand eight hundred and thirty seven euros=
seventy eight cent.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year 25 =
millions Euro International lottery. This is an Irish woman who won http://=
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4730113.stm
=20
To make claims contact the registered claim agent=E2=80=99s information bel=
ow: =20
(ZenithMundo Cruceros Securitas SA)=20
DON DIEGO CARLOS
Direcci=C3=B3n: Princesa, 2, 7-1.28008-MADRID (ESPANOL) =20
E-mail: infozenithmundosa@myway.com
infoallgenerales@ozu.es=20
+ 34 620 357 178
=20
Remember, you must claim your winning not later than 29th Jan. 2008. Please=
note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to =
quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence. Further=
more, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as =
possible.

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATION.

Sincerely yours,=20
Mrs. Elizabeth Agustin Lopez=20
Lottery Coordinator.=20
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultseuro.asp





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