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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")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +34651448893 (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.
  • harristmclaim@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info claim <info@oclaim8.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:12:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?FINAL_=C2=A0AWARD_NOTIFICATION.?=



LA PRIMITIVA LOTERÍA Y APUESTAS
Calle/ Benito Perez Galdos, Nº 18 C.P 28806
Alcala De Henares Madrid Spain.
REFERENCE: LP- 177-15 50-ES
TEL: +34-651 448 893 BATCH: EGS 650-463-442/06


FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD. DATE: 24-09- 2006

Attn: BENEFICAIRY,

FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTERÍA Y APUESTAS DEL ESTADO held on the 7 th september 2006, and the results were released on the 21th september 2006. Your name attached to ticket number, (82725-0) with serial number (038-02165823-214) drew the lucky numbers of (2 7 9 10 13 47 26) which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been awarded the lump sum payout of € 1,162,234.30 (One Million One Hundred And Sixty-Two Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-Four Euros, Thirty Cents) only, in cash credited to file Nº. LP- 177-15 50-ES.This is from a total cash prize of Euros € 3,000,000) Shared among the winners in this categories. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with our Security Company and insured in your name. we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your account, as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this prize by participants as it has happened in the past.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from (Three Million) names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America Middle East and Africa as part of our International promotion program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your global claiming agent, Mr.Tom Matine Cruse. Foreign Service manager HARRIS TM (PERSONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSULTANT/LOTTERY AGENT COMPANY MADRID SPAIN) Tel: 0034 65 3033477 Fax: 0034 9 1 131 18 60
EMAIL:harristmclaim@aim.com,
for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your choice.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th Oct. 2006 Any claim not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning belongs to CATALUÑA PROMOTION (S.L). Because they are the promotion company that bought your ticket and played the lottery with your name, this ten percent will be remitted after you have received your winnings because your winning fund has been insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. An original copy of your prize Winning Certificate will be sent to you after you have claimed your winning. Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our International promotion programs. We wish you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,

Mr. ANTHONIO GOMEZ,
VICE PRESIDENT

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