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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 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:
  • "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.
  • groupoclaims@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs SARA MARTINEZ.(Lottery Co-ordinator) <lotteriaprimwin@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:49:45 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON THE LOTTERY.


LOTERIA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL.
EDIFICIO DE LOTERIA no 70,C.P. 28805. MADRID SPAIN.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE:EFP/7743/1190/EML.
BATCH:812/433/KGT.

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.

Dear Winner,
This is to inform you on the release of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMME held on the 4TH of FEBRUARY 2006, and the result was released on the 25TH of FEBRUARY,2006. Your Email attached to ticket number 946-721-802-439 with serial number 476-053-630-121 drew the lucky numbers 3-17-42-46-24, which consequently won you the lottery in the 2ND category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €550.000 ( FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF.Nº. EFP/7743/1190/EML.and BATCH Nº:812/433/KGT .
Your fund is now deposited with a security company and insured with your Email address. Be advised, that due to incessant mix up in cash prize transfer to previous winners, we advise that you Keep your winning information confidential until your claims 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 non-participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 80,000.00 company's and 60,000,000 individual names and email addresses from all over the world as part of our International promotions programme, which we conduct once every year, therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Spanish European Lottery Board inother to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe
We hope your lucky name/email address will draw a bigger cash prize in the next years highstake €50 million international lottery.
To begin your claims, please contact your claims agent DR LUIS ANTONIO the foreign service Manager of,
GROUPAMA SEGUROS S.A. on TEL:0034-685-058-437
Email: groupoclaims@netscape.net
Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than 3weeks { 21days } upon receipt of this notification.
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 will be paid to GROUPAMA SEGUROS, S. A. Because they entered your email address for the draw and they are your claims agent. This (10%) will be remitted after you have received your money because this money is already insured with your email address.
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.

Sincerely,
Mrs SARA MARTINEZ. (LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR)


**** DISCLAIMER ******************************************************************
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received it please let us know by reply from your system; you should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from Lotteria Primitiva International Lottery España may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies and to protect your winning from the Lotteria Primitiva International Lottery Award Promotion.
The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our usual terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.

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