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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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 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.
  • +34653380208 (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.
  • primitivaspa@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LA PRIMITIVA <grodoespana@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:50:15 +0100
Subject: GANADOR(LUCKY WINNER)



FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD..
BATCH: IPD/15/096/PTNL. REFERENCE: MLI/5361-ILGI0509/45
CONGRATULATIONS!
This is to inform you of the release of the EL-GORDO
DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY held on the 10th FEBUARY 2006, and results were
released on the 15th FEBUARY 2006.
Your email addres was attached to ticket number
085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew
the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which
consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of 1.600.000.00
Euros ( ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS )in cash
credited to file with REF: Nº.EGS/3662367114/13.This
is from a total cash prize of Euros 48,000,000.00
shared among the thirty international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Your fund is now secured and insured in your email address name. Due
to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award from public notice until your claims
has been processed and the money remitted to your
account as this is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage
of this program by participants as it has happened in
the past.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South
America, Middle East and Africa as part of our
International Promotions Program.
We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize
in the subsequent programs.
To begin your lottery claims, please contact your
claims agent below
MR.FELICIANO LOPEZ,
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS
MADRID SPAIN
E-Mail: primitivaspa@netscape.net
TeL:0034-653-380-208
Fax:0034-653-380-208
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 28th MARCH 2006.Claims that are not made before
the above date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 10% of
your lottery winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION
COMPANY S,A.) Because they are the company that bought
your ticket and played the lottery on your email address name,
NOTE this 10% will be remitted after you have received
your winnings prize because the money is insured in
your email address 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 claim agent. send to your agent your
Telephone & Fax number, your full name and residential
address including your international passport or other
valid identification proof.
The processing of your payment will start immediately
and your agent must send you fund processing form,
which you must complete and return to them.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address,
please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
A copy of your lucky Prize winning certificate and
insurance will be sent to you by your claim agent
prior to the transfer of your fund by our paying bank,
CONGRATULATION!!! Once again from all members of our
staff and thank you for being a part of our
International promotions program.
we wish you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MRS. MONICA WALLACE

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