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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!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34656385306 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • axaseg2g@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: EURO LOTO <euroloto12_fortune@zwallet.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 13:59:17 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


EURO MILLONES. C/BUSMAN EL BUENO,137 MADRID - ESPANA
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/05 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD.
ATTENTION:
(CONGRATULATION)

"AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE."
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement, of winners of the LOTTERY EURO MILLONES SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 24th DEC,2005. Your name is attached to ticket number 004-05117963-198, with serial number 99375 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-14-43-50, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EUROS 401.514.06 THOUSAND in cash credited to file No:LP/26510460037/05. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia,Africa, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent, PAUL CANERIO FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER OF AXA SECURITY /INSURANCE COY, Email; (axaseg2g@yahoo.es) TEL: +34-656-385-306
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account with our bankers. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 5TH FEB, 2006. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.( CONGRATULATION)
BEST REGARDS
DR CARLOS LOPEZ

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