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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.

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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • +34692866752 (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.
  • infoelgordo@aim.com
  • info_elgordo2007@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mailer2007@terra.es" <mailer2007@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:56:34 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Your E-mail Address has won a lottery prize.




Elgordo Lottery Award 2007.
Pol.Lasao, Area Anardi
155, 28090 Madrid.
Spain Branch.

Dear Beneficiary

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting held on
20th Febuary. 2007. This is a Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were
used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; Meaning, you do
not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your email account have been picked as one of the
ten winning email address in 2007.Therefore you have been approve for the star prize of
EUR777,000.00 (Seven Hundred And seventy-seven Thousand euros Only).

With the underlisted winning details:-
Ref N0:-ES/WIN/008/05/SPA
Batch NO:-EU/2907/908/06.
Ticket No:- SPA/7007/77
Lucky No:- 1-18-40-40-77
Serial No: - MAD /20622

All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from one Million
E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa
and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted
annually.This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational
companies to promote the use of internet around the world.

To claim your prize,Simply contact:-
Mr Alberto Luis (Head Of Dept- Award Payment Department)
TEL. +34-692-866-752
E-mail: infoelgordo@aim.com or info_elgordo2007@yahoo.es

Please quote your reference, batch and winning numbers as well as your full name, address
and telephone number .We advice all winners to keep this information confidential from
the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this
programme by non -participant or unofficial personnel.

Note, All winning must be claimed within 30 days from this notification otherwise all
funds will be returned as Unclaimed.

Thank you
For Your Anticipate
Co-Operation.
Mrs. Betty Nene
Lottery coordinator.

ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT INTERNET LOTTERY SCAM, AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS.





Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil.

Inf&oacute;rmate en www.terra.es/correo.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam