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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "el gordo " (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +34651109627 (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.
  • eurocredito_finances@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FERNANDO SANCHEZ (LOTTERY DIRECTOR) <laprimitiv@fsmail.net>
Reply-To: eurocredito_finances@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:29:57 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE


THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPT: =
CALLE GUZMAN EL BUEBO S/N LOCAL 126 =

28085 MADRID SPAIN
www.elgordo.com


ATTN: Winner

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you today the 8th of January 2008 of the results of =
THE EL GORDO LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME held on =
6th of January 2008 Your name is attached to a TICKET N=BA. =
015-11-464-850-2007-7. Serial N=BA.( 24-8) Ref N=BA. EA/125-06039612-113. =
Batch N=BA. 02-0527. Winning N=BA. 26-29-43-47-50 -5. which consequently won =
the lottery in the (2ND) Category. CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!
Your winning amount is ($704,905.48 USD) Seven hundred and Four thousand =
Nine hundred and Five and Forty Eight cents only in cash, This is from =
the total cash prize of Euros =805,725,102. Five million Seven hundred and =
Twenty Five thousand ,One hundred and Two Euros. shared among the Eleven =
international winners in this category.
To be paid through one of the following payment options.
(A) BANK TRANSFER (B) CASH PICK UP

Your winning amount is deposited with the paying bank insured in your name =
to it=92s real value for security reasons and will be Approved for payment by =
the ElGORDO De La Primitiva LOTERIA BOARD after your data=92s verification, =
Notarised and legalised in the Court at the Ministry of Justice here in =
Spain. This is in accordance with the new Spanish/ElGORDO De La Primitiva =
Lottery Act of 2005.

THIS PROGRAM WERE SELECT THROUGH COMPUTER BALLOT IN DIFERENT COUNTRYS LIKE =
ASIA, AMERICAN, EUROPEAN, FARICAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
Due to mixed up of names we urge you to keep this award CONFIDENTIAL until =
your claim has been processed and your cash remitted to your desired OPTION =
OF PAYMENT as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming =
or unscrupulous acts by non participants taking advantage of this programme. =
We hope, with part of your prize, you will take part in our Summer high =
stake of =80700,000,000.00 lottery promotion.

For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of =
your choice kindly contact your Claim agent : DR. Juan Carlos
Foreign Operation Manager, GRUPO EURO CREDIT SECURITY COMPANY S.A, SPAIN.
Tel: 0034-651-109-627 .
E-mail: eurocredito_finances@yahoo.es

Remember that all prize money must be claimed or filed for claim not later =
than 20.00hr 20th of March 2008,after this date all unclaimed winning =
amount will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as =
unclaimed. Be informed that 10% (ten percent) of your winning fund belongs to =
GRUPO EURO CREDIT SECURITY COMPANY S.L. as the proccessing claim agent. This =
will be remitted after you have received your winnings because the fund was =
insured in your name. The lottery winning receipt order will be send to them =
as ur claim agent for your confirmation as the among winners contact your =
agent with your winning information for verification of processing of your =
payment.

The attached payment verification form is to be completed and send to the =
GRUPO EURO CREDIT SECURITY COMPANY S.A with a valid photo page of your =
Passport or Driver=92s license for Identification and verification to send =
by via-E-mail attachment to eurocredito_finances@yahoo.es
Congratulations once again and comply to your claim agent as directed to =
enable them progress on your claim proccessing.in your funds. See below the =
verification form filkl and send to your agent as ordered Thanks

Fernando Sanchez
LOTTERY DIRECTOR

Verification Form
Full Name :
Adress :
Sex :
Martial Status:
Country :
Occupation :
Age :
Tele/Fax :
E-mail :
Batch Number :
Ref Number :
Winning Number

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