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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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 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.
  • +34649304364 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <primitivaesp@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:27:17 +0100
Subject: FINAL AWARD NOTIFICATION


EURO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PLAZA DE ALFONSO
B56-58 MADRID SPAIN
We are officially informing you of the result of the euro
lottery
International programs held on the 7th 0f February 2006 , Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number 412781475-28df with reference
number 01/372/16, drew winning numbers 857/106/62 andcredited to batch
number 2231, which consequently won in the 2rd category.You have
therefore been approved
for a pay out of 625,000 euro (Six hundred and twenty five
thousand euro).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You funds are now deposited
and save in bank of españa and will be transferred into your nominated
bank account either by means of wire transfer or by whatever suitable
means.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
your winning information very confidential till your claim has been
processed and your prize/money Remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 50,000 company and 20,000,000
individual email addresses and names from
all over the world. This
promotional program takes place annually. We hope with part of your
winning you will take part in our next year three Million
euro/asia
International Lottery. To file for your claim, you will be
contacting
MR ANTHONIO SMITH the accredited finance agent authorised to
process your
claims for your payment(You will receive more information from
our
fidiciary agent.
Mr Anthonio Smith
TEL:+34-649 304 364
Reply e-mail: eurosecuritas@walla.com
This lottery was sponsored
by Cortingles incorporation,communidad de madrid,and other private
organisations to help individuals generate fortunes
which would help
them expand their business frontiers and assist with humanitarian
concerns.
Please Note that winnings must be claimed not later than 30th
of March 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to
the sponsors
against the next stake coming up soon. Please note that
in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications remember to
quote your reference number
in all correspondence.
Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as
possible. Congratulations from our organisation and thank you for being
part
of our promotional program.
Sincerely yours
Mrs LAURA MIGUEL
www.
bonoloto.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam