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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:
  • "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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: ANDALUZ SECURITY S.A <elgordonmadridloto@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: secutymadridloto@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:10:07 +0200
Subject: WINNER




AVD DE FERNANDO V 54
28097 MADRID SPAIN
TELEFAX: +34 -651.751.152
Ref: FJ/546465/00153.
Bach: H-005684/9087
13/10/2005
ATTENTION: BENEFICAIRY
AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the release of the EL-GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the. 27th of JULY 2005.
Your name attached to ticket number 031-1127-841 with serial number 2435-09 drew the lucky numbers of 44 -53-82-56-76-89 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of € 615,960.00 ( SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EURO ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF NO:FJ/546465/00153. This is from a total cash prize of €10,368,770, 00 (TEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EURO ONLY) Shared among the 17 (seventeen ) international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank insured with 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 money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 6,000,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America and North America as part of our International promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next year's program.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claims agent, BARZIZ MALULU Foreign operations manager ANDALUCIA SEGURIDAD S. A.On Tel: +34-651.751.152 Fax: +34-685.595.289 for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your choice. CLAIM REQUIREMENT: FOTOCOPY OF IDENTITY & TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than, 28TH of OCTOBER 2005. 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 numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Be informed that only 5% of your prize belongs to MAPFRE MARKETING S.L. That entered your name for the draw.
Sincerely
DON PEDRO CARLOS . PRIZE CLAIM TRACK
President, Nº: 9540772140

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