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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • maria_paco@zipmail.com.br
  • atlanticsolsec@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: MARIA JOSE PACO <maria_paco@zipmail.com.br>
Reply-To: ATLANTICSOLSEC@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:03:22 +0200
Subject: RE: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD.


€uromillones lotería international
PLAZA DE COLON E-28830, REF NO: EG/2551256003/01.
MADRID, SPAIN BATCH NO: 000750013.
EMAIL FROM: maria_paco@zipmail.com.br DATE: 19TH OF OCT 2005
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD

RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the release of the EL- GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 22ND OF SEPT. 2005. Due to mix up of some numbers and email address/ names, the results were released on the 3RD MARCH 2005. Your name attached to ticket number 031-1127-841 with serial number 3214-07 drew the lucky numbers of 21 -22-37-39-41-49 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of EURO € 615,810.00 ( SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EURO ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF. NO. EG/2551256003/01. This is from a total cash prize of EURO 3,079050.00 ( THREE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETYY THOUSAND, FIFTY EURO ONLY) Shared among the five international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company and 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 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 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America North America And Africa 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 years program.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claim agent DON SANTIAGO JES?S Foreign operation manager ATLANTIC SOL SECURITY CO. S. A. on Tel/fax:+346950 66756 OR EMAIL TO: ATLANTICSOLSEC@netscape.net, 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 OF NOV. 2005. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. And also be informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning belongs to ATLANTIC SOL SECURITY CO. S. A. because they are your claims agent. This 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings because the money is 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 your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible
Enclosed with this letter is also a payment processing form which you should complete and return to Fax Number +346950 66756, your claim agent ATLANTIC SOL SECURITY CO. S. A. Congratulations once again from all our members of staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotion program.

Sincere,

MARIA JOSE PACO
VICE PRESIDENT.

NOTE: DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHMENT FILES FOR YOUR APYMENT PROCESSING FORM ( A ).

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