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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:
  • "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.
  • +34677091187 (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.
  • santa_lucia19@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR JUAN LOPEZ <euromilotto@netscape.net>
Reply-To: santalucia19@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:44:11 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM.
FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: NBDJH087/HJSDS098/7633/98
BATCH: 4566FG/GYFGH54/SAS5465

Attention:
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the
long awaited results of the EURO MILLIONS LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 05/03/06
You were entered as dependent clients with:
ReferenceNumber:7652NGP/IJKFMF/DNDD
Batch number: DTTT482/56TR/765GHG.
Your email address and your name attached to the ticket number
446666377 that drew the lucky winning number,which
consequently won the sweep take in the category (B),
in four parts.You have been approved for a payment of
one Million euros (€1,000,000.00) in cash is credited
to file reference number: 43QFFSS/GDFD7565/66HGMH.This
is from a total cash/prize of €50,000,000 Euro(Fifty
Million Euros) shared among the ten international
winners in the two category (B) Congratulations!

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from (90,000) ninety thousand
names of email users around the world, as part of an
international promotion program meant solely for
enhancing and encouraging human development across the globe.
But note that due to a mixed up of some names and
addresses, we would appreciate that you keep your
winning to your self, even after your claims has been
processed and your funds has bein remitted to you.
This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the
situation by other participants or impersonators.
To begin your claim, do file for the release of your
winning by contacting your/our accredited agent the security.

Mr James Smith.
Santa Lucia security Company S.A.
TEL:+34-677-091-187.
FAX:+34-650-205-901.
Email:santa_lucia19@yahoo.com
www.santalucia.es

Include:
1. Full Names:
2. Date of birth:
3. Sex:
4. Martial status:
5. Nationality:
6. Contact Address:
7. Telephone Number:
8. Next of kin:
9. Occupation:

This agent is responsible for the processing and
transfer of your winning fund. Your security file
number is 345DF/E5A*X903 (keep personal) Remember,
your winning must be claimed not later than (13-04-06)
after which it will be declared unclaimed and will be
add to next stake of 70,000.000 euro international
lottery program. And should there be any change in
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Note-non-resident winners will require a notarization
ligalization of his or her winning in the Area Court
of Justice (ACJ) this is going to expedite the
processment/remittance of your prize funds.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Anybody under the age of eighteen(18) is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Jaun Lopez.
lottery Co-ordinator International

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