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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")
  • "claims 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.
  • +447011128699 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • world_promo1_award@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SPANISH PROMO <spanish@promoawards.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:38:50 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: SPANISH PROMO WINNING's NOTIFICATION





THE SPANISH EL GORDO LOTTERY HEADQUATERS.
España.C Don Jaime I nº11 2º
50.003 Zaragoza
España


Winning Notification


We the Board and Management of Spanish El-Gordo Lottery, wishes to
inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international
program held on wed. 20th day of September, 2006 The biggest & richest
Online email Lottery in the world. It is yet to be claimed and you are
getting the final notification as regards this.


The online Cyber Lotto Email draws was conducted by a random selection
of email addresses from an exclusive list of 500,000 E-mail addresses
of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated
random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but
all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.


After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as
one of twelve winners in the first category with the following data.
Ref Number: EAASL/941OYI/02/BAZ
Batch Number: 12/25/0034
Ticket Number: 025-11464992-750
Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category, you as well
as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of USD
$1,000,000(ONE MILLION DOLLARS) each from the total payout.


Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europe
booklet representative office in UK as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your USD $1,000,000(ONE MILLION DOLLARS) will be released
to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.


Endeavor to Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence
with us and you are advised not to expose your numbers to avoid double
clamming and unwarranted abuse of this program or you winnings will be
void Please be warned. To begin the claims processing of your prize
winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claims
Agent/security Company for first category winners with the information
below:
Mr. Larry Handsome.,
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release Order Dept.
Company: SECURE TRUST PLC
Royal Buildings
2 Mosley St Manchester M2 3AN
Tel: +447011128699
+447040109134
+447040116059
Email: world_promo1_award@yahoo.com.hk


WARNING: DO NOT CLICK ON REPLY TO EMAIL US BACK,MAKE SURE YOU SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THE EMAIL WRITTEN ABOVE.



NOTE: All winnings must be claimed within 20 days from today. After
this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.
Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with your
claims agent.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important, as a case
of double claims will not be entertained).
Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not
later than 72 hrs upon receipt of this information to file for your
claims after this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed Please do
not reply to this mail...
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