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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")
• 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.
  • +34620357178 (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.
  • zenithmundocsa@googlemail.com
  • zenithmundocrucerosa@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: raulgonzalez38@interfree.it
Date: 17 Feb 2008 20:26:25 -0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION WINNER


CONGRATULATION WINNER
FROM THE DEESK: Mr. raul gonzalez
deputy Lottery Coordinator. EUROMILLIONES ESPAÑOL
SI NUMERO CALLE/ESTRECHO DE GIBRALTAR, 21,24027 MADRID
TELFAX: + 34 665 129 391
RE: EUROMILLION PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
We wish to congratulate you over the success of your email address, for winning euro million computers BALLOTING SWEEPSTAKE AWARD held on 11th Jan, 2008. Note the is euro million computer lottery games in which email addresses were used to select winner, therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for lottery.


Your email address attached to ticket star number ( 8-24-36-49-50- STAR NO. 4+8 ) drew the EUROMILLION lucky numbers 10-12-24-25-41 which consequently won the draw in the Second category 04 match 08. You have therefore won and been approved the prize of €799.925,26 SEVEN HUNDRED AND NNETY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE EUROS TWENTY SIX CENT.
To make claims contact the registered claim agent’s information below:
(ZenithMundo Cruceros Securitas SA)
DON DIEGO CARLOS
Tel: +34 620 357 178 E-mail: zenithmundocsa@googlemail.com
E-mail: zenithmundocrucerosa@myway.com
Remember, you must claim your winning not later than 20th Mech. 2008. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Raul Gonzalez
Deputy Lottery Coordinator.
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultseuro.asp

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