419 scam: "LOTERIA ESPAÑA"<sky_sec@europa.es> AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- sky_sec_sl@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTERIA ESPAÑA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sky_sec_sl@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:34:48 -0700
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INT.
Avda. Los Principes N°26 Planta 2, 28014 Madrid Spain.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
ATTN: REF: ES/21055313/14
BATCH: C003/13442 /14

AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the released results of the SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTERIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMM, held on 27th July, 2014. Your Email attached to the Ticket number 016 – 01461571 – 146 with Serial number 0910 – 06 drew the lucky numbers 06 – 17 – 25 – 31 – 39 – 43 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump Sum payout of €915,810.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS) in cash credited to File Nº: ES/21055313/14. This is from the total cash Prize of €15,568,770.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) shared among the seventeen international winners in this Category.

Your Fund is now deposited with BANK OF SPAIN insured to your name. Due to the mix up of numbers and names, we ask you to keep this Award top secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is a part of our security Protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

All our Beneficiaries were selected through a Computer Ballot System drawn from 50,000 names from Europe, Australia, Asia, and America as part of our INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMM which we conduct once every year. We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of the year high Stake of €1.5 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claims please contact your Agent DR. Rual Alevx. Foreign Services Manager of SKY SECURITY COMPANY S.L. on Tel: 0034 63 208 9685. Email: sky_sec_sl@consultant.com For processing and remittance of your prize money either to a designated account of your choice or by a certified cheque. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 29Th SEPTEMBER, 2014. After this date, all funds will be returned to the Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your Reference and Batch Number in every of your Correspondence with us or your Agent. And remember you have to pay 10% of your wining fund to your claims agent after the fund gets to you. Further more, should there be any change of your Address, do inform your claim Agent as soon as possible. Congratulations from all Members of our Department and thank you for being a part of our PROMOTION PROGRAMM.

SINCERELY,

JENA LOPEZ
VICE PRESIDENT

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