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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +34691750229 (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.
  • mudialfin@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: Martin Weber Dito <00000_dito777@web.de>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:23:39 +0100
Subject: ATTENCION


ATTENCION
EUROMILLONES LOTERIA INTERNACIONAL

WINNING NO: 0305/1721
BATCH NO: ILC/342/315
REF NO: TWL/3448-26/18

ATTENTION: WINNER,
RE: PRIZE AWARD /FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 15th day of Feb, 2008
you are winner of the EUROMILLIONS LOTTERIA INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. Entry
014/2008 attached to your names drew the lucky win numbers INTER-LOTT-0305-1721
and as result, you won in category A. You have therefore been approved for a
lump Sum Payment of 615,960,00 SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY EUROS . CONGRATULATIONS!

All participants were selected through a computer ballots system drawn from 25,000
names from Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia Caribean, Africa And New
Zealand as part of our international program, which we conduct once every year. We
hope that with a part of your winning prize, you will take part in our next coming
end of year high stake US$1.8 billion International lottery.

Since this is the final notice, all prize money must be claimed no later than March
20TH 2008 any claim not made before this day, will be returned to the MINISTERIO
DE HACIENDA. Your prize has been insured in its total value in your name and will be
transferred when all requirements are met. This is mandatory and is meant to satisfy
all official Laws and protocols as mandated by the World Lottery Regulations. Please
note that there will be no deductions from the Prize/money as it has been insured to
its full value.

To initiate your claim process contact
Mr. luis Mathew the Foreign Service Manager
Mudial Finacial Seguros, S.A
TEL: +34-691-750-229, FAX: +34-605-509-512
email: mudialfin@aol.com [mailto:mudialfin@aol.com]

For processing and remittance of your prize winnings.
GUARANTEED SAFE AND SECURE Euro-Millions lottery is backed by the full authority and
support of the Spanish Government. Your winning is deposited in an escrow account
in one of Spanishs federally charted banks. Please make sure you fulfill all
requirements accordingly as all procedures are confidential and are meant to protect
our winners. In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember
to quote your claim file reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence
with your Mudial Finacial seguro s.a. Therefore, should there be any change of address,
do notify your Mudial Finacial seguros,s.a as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again and thank you for being a part of our program.

Sincerely,
EVA FERNANDEZ BONO.
(PROMOTION MANAGER)





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