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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:
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • segurusagencia@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: klicken information <informlick@web.de>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:39:35 +0100
Subject: You won the international draw







*

THE ASSISTANTE PRESIDENTE* *

LOTERIAS APUERTAS OFFICINA* *

CALLE CAMPAÑAR 123, BAJO* *

28023 MADRID - ESPAÑA.*

Beneficiary,

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 21st January, 2008. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were adopted. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging Tourism in Spain; therefore it does not require any ticket to participate. Therefore, have been approved for the star prize of *Eight hundred and Fifteen thousand, Eight Hundred and Ten Euros (£815, 810,00).*


To claim your winning prize you are to contact the *Appointed Agent/Attorney* as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings at the contact below :


*Dr Gassio De La Red* Segurus Agencia..Abogados/ Chambers
Hot Line:00 34 634 186 392, Fax :0034 911 01 1085
Email.- segurusagencia@ [http://us.f339.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=segurusagencia@netscape.net]aol.com


*Batch No.FEMSPL/179/WAI.

Ref No:-EMSPL/97/007/MH.* *

Ticket No:- EMWLESP/1897/955 .

Lucky No:- 11-34-75-54- 866.

Serial No: - ESPL/01145*

You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via Email or Fax ,to initiate your payment process of your prize.


The Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned as unclaimed fund to MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA .

Once again, congratulations !!!

Best regards

Vanesa Vaquez M.

Online Lottery Co-ordinator



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