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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:

• 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 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.
  • loteria_es@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTERIA NACIONAL" <loteria-nacional-1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:00:22 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

Loteria nacional SP
Calle Galileo, 32-4
Madrid Branch, Spain.
Reference numbers: SP6075b0119
Batch numbers:ND/19734231
website:www.loterias.com
Tel/Fax:34912725234.


YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our
computer balloting sweepstake held on 8th October,
2005. This is a millennium scientific computer
game in which email addresses were used. It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet
users. Therefore you do not need to buy ticket to
enter for it. Your email address attached to ticket
number 31,33,34,39,44,46 drew the lucky star numbers
which consequently won the draw in the Second
category.

You have been approved for the star prize of One
million one hundred euros (€1,100,000.00).

CONGRATULATIONS!!

You are advised to keep this winning very confidential
until you receive your lump prize in your account.
This is a protective measure to avoid
double claiming by people you may tell.Send your
winning ticket numbers, reference numbers, batch
numbers, amount won,for due processing of your winning
prize to,loteria_es@excite.com and if you are under
the age of 18, you are automatically disqualified for
this star prize.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff
of this program.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Suzan Carlos.
lottery co-ordinator.


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