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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 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.
  • agenteurom@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Promo" <euromillon2006@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:19:19 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
ADDRESS: 17 CALLE FUNJAL MADRID 28848,SPAIN.
(REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782)
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Lottery Winners,an International promo held on Tuesday ,15th August 2006. Your E-mail address fell to the ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241-671 ,which consequently won in the 2nd category of this program, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of $1.000.000.00.(One Million United State dollars) CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning informations confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This lottery promo was sponsored by Euro Million Lottery Programme, Spain .To create awareness of their programme all over the world.
We hope that, with part of your winning, you will take part in our September 2006, 50 million Dollars, Promo.
To file for your claim, Please contact the claims agent.
Name of Agency: Carlos Sanchez Agency S.A.
Address : No.89b ,Suit F. Calle toldo ,
Madrid,28848. Spain.
Contact Person: Mr.Ricardo David.
Tel: 0034 616 679 868.
Email: agenteurom@mixmail.com
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 12th Septermber, 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence,You are to also include your telephone and fax number when contacting the agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform the claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of Euro Million Lottery promotion.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs,Ana Maria Lopez.
Result Coordinator.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified .

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