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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:
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: PILAR GOMEZ <eurolottoprimitiva@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:32:00 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


ATTENTION:REF/EG/2551256003/04

BATCH/000750013



7/10/2005



AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTIFICATION





This is to inform you on the released of the EL-GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY PROGRAMME held on the. 2TH AUGUST. 2005 and the result came out on 3TH SEPTEMBER 2005 by 11.45am.

Your name attached to ticket number 025-11-464-992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently won the lottery.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of USD 1.5,000.000.00,810.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN, UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF. NO. EG/2551256003/04 and BATCH NO. 000750013.This is from a total cash prize of USD 100,468,770 (ONE HUNDRED MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY US DOLLARS ONLY) Shared among 17 (Seventeen) international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!



Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this programme by participants.



All played participants were selected from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North America and South America as part of our International promotions programme, which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next years highstake USD 1.3 BILLION inter. lottery.



To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent, RAUL CARLOS the foreign service Manager of SGS FINANCE & SECURITIES COMPANY S.A on TEL: 00- 34-650133471 , for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designated account of your choice.



Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 31TH OF OCTOBER. 2005, after this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. And also be informed that 5% of your Lottery Winning will be paid to SGS FINANCE & SECURITIES COMPANY S. A. because they are your claims agent. This 5% will be remitted after you have received your money because this money is already insured in your name.



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 your address, do inform your claims agent .

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Congratulations once again from all members of our staffs and thank you for

being a part of our International promotions programme.



YOURS SINCERELY,



PILAR GOMEZ.

VICE PRESIDENT.

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