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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:
  • "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 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.
  • mapfreseguroscom@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • infoseguroscom@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <lotteryclaimcom@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:42:13 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON


EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
FROM:INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
112-113 AVENIDA DE AMERICA 28980
MADRID - ESPANA.
**********************************************************
LOTTERY BOARD OF EUROPE LICENSED.
ONLINE BALLOT LOTTERY (Registration 70339411).
REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT.
**********************************************************
REF NO: 67/80/CCL
BATCH: EGS-541-623-782
(No Ticket Sold)
**********************************************************

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.

Lucky winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY =
INTERNATIONAL WINNINGS PROGRAM PROMOTIONS INCONJUNCTION WITH EUROPEAN =
LOTTERY GUILD
held on the 14th of January 2008 in SPAIN. Therefore you do not need to buy
ticket to enter for it Your company or your personal e-mail address attached =
to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241-671 drew =
lucky star winning numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which consequently won in the 2ND =
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of =
1.000.000.00 Euros.(ONE MILLION EUROS). to Reference number: in cash credited =
to file W2045/1108309/08. This is from a total cash prize of =8050,000,000.00 =
EUROS,shared among the FIFTY (50) international winners in this category of =
this year Lottery Program Jackpot as the 2nd largest ever for the European =
Lottery.

http://www.europeanlotteryguild.com/testim.htm

The estimated =8050 million jackpots would be the sixth-biggest in the =
European
history. The biggest was the =80363 million jackpots that went to 15 winners =
in a
May 2000 draw of the big game mega million predeceases.

Our claim /verification Agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with =
the assgined agent.All participants were selected randomly (Electronically
Generated) from the 'World Wide Web' site through a computer ballot system =
and
extracted from over 100,000 company email addresses. This promotion takes =
place quarterly.

CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to assgined claim agents for the processing of =
claims
application. It is even more imperative for oversea winners. To begin your
claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the =
under
listed officer by emai.

NAME:MRS GISELA WILLIAMS
DR. TOM JOSE GARCIA
(SEGUROS MAPFRE COMPANY S.A ESPA=D1A)
Email: mapfreseguroscom@aim.com
infoseguroscom@aim.com
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks, after this =
date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.Please note in =
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote =
your Reference number and Batch numbers in all correspondence with the claims =
officer.

Once again congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
MRS,CARLOTA GUILLERMO.
Director Online International Promotions Unit/Lottery Co-ordinator.

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