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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.
  • +34638193099 (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.
  • infoeurolink@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SPANISH MILLION LOTTERY <euromillion212@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: infoeurolink@myway.com
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:21:01 +0200
Subject: SPANISH MILLION LOTTERY


SPANISH EURO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
EMAIL PROMOTION AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 67/80/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-541-623-782:
RE:EMAIL NOTIFICATION

Attn: Sir/Madam,
This is to officially notify you BY Email first of the result of our
(Software Email Lottery) Sweepstake draw, which was conducted on the 23th mday of August 2006. PROMOTION AWARD DEPT.This E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial mainnumber 345-790-241-671 drew lucky star numbers 34-32-90-43-32.This E-mail address have won you our sweepstake program in the free prize category. you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.000.000.00 Euro.(One Million Euro)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
attaches to payment file REF NO: PSFI-67/80/IPD. We know of the surprises that follow such a notification message based on the fact that you have not purchase a lottery ticket from us, but be informed here that it was a promotional program from our software E-mail department in promoting the benefit of the Internet usage.
These approved funds can be claim now by contacting This Clearing house.Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims 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.You can File for your claim now by contacting
DR.HUGO POLLO
(EUROLINK CLEARING HOUSE SPAIN)
CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT ON TEL:0034-638-193-099
Email:infoeurolink@myway.com
Web Site:www.elch.com
Include your complete names, Mailing address, Telephone and Fax numbers,Reference/Serial numbers and the amount won for the processing of the winning entitlement. Be informed also that all funds not applied for after the 30th day of your notification will be return back to us.You are not to write back to this office Contact the above mentioned clearing house for your claims. Felicitation as we do expect you to make a better use of these funds.

Sincerely yours,
MRS,FELISHA JOSE
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged orotherwise
protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have
received it please let us knowby reply it from your system; you should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from Eurolink Clearing Housey Spain may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies and to protect your winning from the SPANISH 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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