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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • +34666213912 (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.
  • escrowsecurities@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • agentlucas@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. VERONICA SANZ ( THE SECRETARY )" <cslottoprograme@sify.com>
Reply-To: escrowsecurities@aim.com
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 19:08:37 +0200
Subject: Electronic !!! Mail !!! Award !!! Winning !!! Notification


CASINO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY S.L
C/ VILLAFONTANA 1,Nº38-43,MORATALAD.28056.
MADRID-ESPAÑA
TEL:+34-666-213-912

FROM: THEDESK OF VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFNO: CSL/2551256003/06
BATCH NO:14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY

AWARD NOTIFICATION,FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased toinform you of the release today,{2nd SEPT, 2006},of
the CASINOSPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the
30th AUGUST,2006. Your name attached to ticket number 025-11464992-750
withserial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 4-18-24-30-31-35wich
consequently won the lottery 3rd category.
You have thereforebeen approved for a lump sum payout of € 1,185,010,00 (
ONE MILLION ONEHUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND, TEN EUROS ONLY) in cash
credited tofile REF NO; EGS/2551256003/05.This is from a total cash of €
16,368,770.00 ( SIXTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT
THOUSAND,SEVENHUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONLY ) shared among the
seventeeninternational winners in this category.

Congratulations!!!!

Yourfund is now deposited with a security company insured to your
name.Dueto the mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep
thisaward from public notice until your claim has been processed and
yourmoney remitted to your nominated account as this is a part ofour
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarrantedtaking
advantage of this program by participants.

All participantswere selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 namesfrom Asia, Australia, MiddleEast, Newzealand, Europe
and Noth Americaas part of our international promotions program which
we conduct onceevery year.We hope that with a part of your prize,you will
take part inour end of year highstake € 2.3 billioninternational
lottery.

Provide them with the information below:
1.FILE REFERENCE NUMBER:
2. BATCH NUMBER:
3. WINNING NUMBER:
4.CATEGORY:
5. AMOUNT WON:
6a. FULL NAME:(MR/MRS)
b. TEL AND FAXNUMBER:
7. CITY/COUNTRY:
8. ADDRESS:
9. OCCUPATION/ORGANISATION:
10.POSITION :
11. DATE OF BIRTH:
12. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
13. BANKINFORMATIONS:

To commence your lottery claim please contact yourclaim Processing
Officer, MR JOAN EDWIN LUCAS, Lotteries ManagerCASINO SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY COMPANY S.L on TEL:0034 662-342 521,FAX:-0034 605-329-681 Or
Via E-mail: <escrowsecurities@aim.com> Or <agentlucas@aim.com> for
processing and Remmitance of your prize money to a designated accountof your
choice.

Remmenber, all prize money must be claimed not laterthan 15TH OCT,2006.
After this date all funds will be returned tothe MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y
HACIENDA as unclaimed.

NOTE: In orderto avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remmenber toquote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with usor your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations againfrom all the members of our staff and thank you
for being a part of ourpromotions program.

Sincerely,

DON JOSEF DALLAS
VICEPRESIDENT

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