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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • at-lantico-bank@consultant.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-15?Q?LA_PRIMITIVA__LOTERIAS_ESPA=D1A?= <Laprimitiva_Loterias_2006@web.de>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:39:59 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


HEADQUARTERS
LA PRIMITIVA LOTERIAS ESPAÑA PLAZA DE <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">COLON</st1:City> E 9-28830, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">MADRID</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">SPAIN</st1:country-region></st1:place>
FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
([Winning Numbers])(Lotto Ball number 4)(Lotto Ball number 22)(Lotto Ball number 9)(Lotto Ball number 24)(Lotto Ball number 30)(Lotto Ball number 41)(Lotto Bonus Ball number 20)
(EuroMillions Ball number 18)(EuroMillions Ball number 34)(EuroMillions Ball number 48)(EuroMillions Ball number 25)(EuroMillions Ball number 17) (EuroMillions Lucky Star number 3)(EuroMillions Lucky Star number 2) ATTENTION: REF/EG/2551256003/06
BATCH/000750013 RE AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>
This is to inform you on the release of the LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 20TH of June 2006 your e-mail attached to ticket number 18.34.48.25.17.03.02 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 04.22.09.24.30.41.20 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €420,000 (FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF. NO. EG/2551256003/06 and BATCH NO. 000750013. This is from a total cash prize of 10,468,770 EURO (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EURO ONLY) Shared among 17 (Seventeen) international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!<o:p></o:p> Your fund is now deposited with a Bank and insured with your ticket number. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim 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 program by participants.<o:p></o:p>
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America and North America as part of our International promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next years highs take EURO 1.3 BILLION inter. lottery. <o:p></o:p>
Note that this program is largely promoted and sponsored by a group of philanthropist,industrialists and some other big multi-national firms who wish to be anonymous from England. (The National Lottery Logo) To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent, Dr John Dominic the foreign operation Manager of Atlantico Bank <st1:State w:st="on">Madrid</st1:State> <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region> on the contact information stated below for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your choice Customers Service Unit Tel: + 34-647-258-556E-mail: at-lantico-bank@consultant.com [mailto:at-lantico-bank@consultant.com]Contact person: Dr John DominicTelephone lines are open between the hours of <o:p></o:p>8:00am-18:30pm.Monday -Saturday ..Ext 4 Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than, 30TH OF AUG, 2006 this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">SPAIN</st1:place></st1:country-region> as unclaimed. And also be informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning will be paid to Atlantico Bank after you have received your money. <o:p></o:p> NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications kindly contact the bank with your informations (1) Your Phone and fax number (2) Your full names,please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. <o:p></o:p> 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 staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program. BEST REGARDS, <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>MRS. SABINA ABERTO<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p> LAST WINNERS ON LA PRIMITIVA LOTERIAS ESPAÑA


(You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize)Copyright © 1994-2006 The La Primitiva & España Internacional Loterias. S.L. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline 99635 526378 2556642563




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