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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims 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.
  • dr.steven009@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "o.p.l company" <o_p_l_com29@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:56:29 -0700
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE


















EURO MILLIONES SPANISH LOTTERY ESPAÑAL C / CORDOBA Nº 14 PLANTA 2-A 28089 MADRID , ESPANA WEBSITE: http://www.playeuromillionsonline.com FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, REF: ESG/WIN/008/05/10/MA / BATCH:AELO/2907/444/908/AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE :Email ATTENTION: WINNERWe are pleased to inform you of the announcementtoday,10th december 2007, winners of the EUROMILLIONES LOTTERY COMPANY S.L PROGRAMES held on the10th November 2007, Your email address is attached toticket number: 023-0148-790-459, with serial number5073-11 that drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43,and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout € 815,960.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifteen ThousandNine Hundred and Sixty Euros) in cash credited to fileREF NO. 67/80/IPD. All participants were selectedthrough a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000names from Australia , New Zealand , America , Europe,North America and Asia as part of InternationalPromotions Program, which is conducted at every oneyears. CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a security company(FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY ESPAÑA) insured in yourname. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, weask that you keep this award strictly from publicnotice until your claim has been processed and yourmoney remitted to your account. This is part of oursecurity protocol to avoid double claiming orunscrupulous acts by participants of this program. Wehope with a part of your prize, you will participatein our beginning of year 2008 high stakes US$1.3billion Euro, next year Program.To begin your claims, please call your Agent; SR.ESPIRIDIÓN GOMEZ SANCHEZ FOREIGN OPERATION DIRECTOR.EMAIL:dr.steven009@yahoo.com DIRECT for due processing and remittance of your prize money:to a designated account of your choice. Remember, allprize money must be claimed not later than two week’s2008. After this date, all funds will be returned asunclaimed to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA ASUNCLAIMED. And also be informed that 5 % of yourLottery Winning belongs to FINANCIAL SECURITY S. L,because they are your claims agent. This 5 % will beremitted after you have received your winnings becausethe money is insured in your name already. Please remember to quote your ref and batch numbers inevery correspondence with your claims agent with thedetails below to Sr. Espiridion Gomez Sanchez. (a) Full Name… (b) Address… (c) Sex…(d) Age :……( e) Marital Status… (f) Occupation…(g) E-mail Address… (h) Telephone Number… (I ) MobilePhone…(j) Amount Won… (k) Country… (l) Id or deriving lanceI would like to be paid by (1) Bank to Bank WireTransfer (2) Home Delivery (3) Bank Draft/CertifiedCheque. Congratulations once more from our members ofstaff and thank you for being part of our promotionalprogram. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 isautomatically disqualified.mr.Mavin RalphSincerely yours, Lottery Co-coordinator
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