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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • santamaluchi@fsmail.net

Fraud email example:

From: "WINING NOTIFICATION ." <madridelgordo@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: santamaluchi@fsmail.net
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:54:16 +0100
Subject: WINING NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.


FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
MADRID,SPAIN PLAZA DE COLONE 28830,
TEL : 011 34 679 879 486
ATTENTION:REF/EG/2551256003/04
BATCH NO: 000750013

2/06/2005


RE: AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you on the released of the EL-GORDO SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY PROGRAMME held on the FRIDAY. 23rd DEC. 2005 and the result came
out on 30TH DEC 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 815,810.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED ND
FIFTY 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 10,468,770 (TEN 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, CHRISTIAN MOSES
the foreign service Manager of SANTA LUCIA SECURITY COMPANY S.A on TEL:
011 34609 217 553, 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 30TH OF
JANUARY . 2006, 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 SANTA LUCIA SECURITY 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 as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staffs and thank
you for
being a part of our International promotions programme.
YOURS SINCERELY,

ANTONIOP ALVAREZ. 34 679 879 486.E-MAIL: santamaluchi@fsmail.net
VICE PRESIDENT

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