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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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

Fraud email example:

From: euromillion euromillion <euromillioness-euromillion-2006@web.de>
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:58:34 +0200
Subject: Casino Online Email Lotery Winning Final Notification




Casino Online Email Lotery Winning Final Notification

EUROMILLION INTERNATIONAL.
AVD ESPINELLA 32-28009-MADRID-SPAIN.
Ref Number: 32/001/3005
Batch Number: 50003264-AK466
5/9/06


Dear Winner,


We are pleased to inform you of the late lotery result
of our casino Euromillion lotery draw,Winners
International programs
held on the 25th of july 2006. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number 6-10-12-27-33-45 with compliment number 14,
reintegro number 3 which consequently won in the 3rd category,
represented by SANTALUCIA S.L,You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
408.401.00. ( Four hundred and eight thousand,four hundred and one
euros).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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
your bank account.
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 250,000,000 companies emails and 300,000,000
individual emails addresses all over the world.
This promotional program takes place once every year. we hope with part
of
your winning prize, you will take part in our next year 50
million Euro international lotery program.
To claim your prize,contact your claims agent
MR.ISREAL SANTOS,OF SANTALUCIA PROMOCION,on -Email Address santaluccia@consultant.com [mailto:santaluccia@consultant.com].
Please note in order to avoid
complications, remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in all correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address,do inform your
agentas soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members and staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

NB::This is a millennium computer scientific casino game in which email
addresses were used.
It is a promocional program aimed at encouraging internet users:
therefore you do not need
to buy ticket to enter for it.


Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Ana Corro
Lotery Coordinator.




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