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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barr." (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 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.
  • +34692568878 (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.
  • ocasosecsa@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "loterias primitiva" <spanpromolots@mailbox.hu>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:37:00 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:

NATIONAL LOTERIAS PRIMA AWARD
AVD SANTO N0 42,
90820 MADRID SPAIN.

DEAR PRICE WINNER ( BENEFICIARY )
Ref: ES909/701-44DP53/22
Batch:DF001-622-BE 710
Ticket number:56475600974 188

We happily announce to you the draw (# 996) of the SPANISH NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on the 14th of may,
2008.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600974 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 12-18-22-24-32-33(bonus no.), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 5 plus
bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ( ¤915,810.00
(nine hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred and ten euros)
Batch:DF001-622-BE 710. All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through electronic computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate
bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.Our
international citi trust finance & security agent will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact
the claims agent.
AMOUNT WON: ¤ 915,810.00 (nine hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred
and ten euros )
Contact your Lottery Claims Agent via email with the following information
for claims:
FULL NAME :.....................................................
SEX :...............................................................
ADDRESS :.......................................................
COUNTRY:........................................................
FAX :...............................................................
PHONE NUMBER :.............................................
OCCUPATION :..................................................
COMPANY'S NAME :...........................................
AGE :...............................................................
**********************************************************************
Claims Agent.
Barr. Roberto Lopez
Email: ocasosecsa@aim.com
Tel: 0034-692-568-878
**********************************************************************
Yours Faithfully
Dr. Precious Gomez
President
Esp National lottery.
Registered in Spain No. 2822298
Online coordinator for NATIONAL SPANISH ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTION Sweepstakes
International Program
Copyright @1994-2008 The ES Pacific Int'l Lottery Association
All rights reserved Terms of Service - Guideline.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam