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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:
  • ",500,000" (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 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.
  • +34637069179 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 00:23:50 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: REF: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED( AIL/9-17-19-41-46 /MO)


Once Espana Lotto Promo S.L
Once -wheel E-game 2008
Plaza Castila 7,28657 Madrid , Spain
http://www.once.es/home.cfm?id=3D630&nivel=3D3&orden=3D3
REF: AIL/9-17-19-41-46 /MO,
BATCH: PML/91663/AHK.

Dear Selected winner,

The international e-games organizers and co-sponsors, ONCE LOTTO Group Inte=
rnational, officially bring to your notice of the final draw result (05th N=
ovemer, 2008) POWER BALL LOTTO -wheel E-game which was conducted at our int=
ernational corporate office complex in Spain .

The Once Lotto in spain, aim to promote theater, art, literature, projects =
in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as scienc=
e, research, and higher education. Most recently the foundation set up the =
NEW HOPE LOTTERY is to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system.=
By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for aca=
demic and business pursuits. No tickets were sold out, you were randomly se=
lected. You have been approved a Star Cash prize of =EF=BF=BD 1,500,000.00 =
(One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro Only).

HOW DID I WIN? HOW DID THEY GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS????

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our compu=
terized email selection system from a database of over 255,000 email addres=
ses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email, was among =
the first 12 lucky winners. Please be informed, Your winning prize has been=
insured to Reference Number (AIL/9-17-19-41-46 /MO) in a suspense account.

To file for your claim contact our direct paying agent on the telephone num=
ber and email given below. By quoting your Reference number, your full name=
,address, Country, Telephone,mobile,fax number and occupation.

ONCE CENTRE S.L CONTACT
Mr. Patrick Goudy
Foreign Transfer Manager
Email: once_officer@auditores.com=20
Tel: 0034-637-069-179

Thank you for being part of this promotional award programmer. We wish you =
the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Jennifer Leslie
Once Promotion Manager

N.B keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims and you n=
ot been disqualified as this is our precautionary measures. Please be advis=
ed.

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