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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Award Winning Notification <leurolotto@aol.com>
Reply-To: clientdirectseg@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:07:57 +0200
Subject: Award Winning Notification





EUROMILLIONES INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
RAMBLA DE CATALUNYA 212, 08007 BARCELONA SPAIN.
FAX: 0034 651 308 566 OR 01134 651 308 566

SERIAL:MXZ 622975ES
BATCH: 1833514/2006


We are pleased
to inform you of the result of the of the euromilliones loteria
Internacional
programs held on the 07th of September, 2006. Your e-mail
address
attached to ticket number 262818906-076 with game Number 54568
drew
lucky numbers 16, 18, 52,33,44,90 which consequently won.
You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 210,000.00 Euro.
(One Hundred and Fifty Thousand) CONGRATULATIONS!!
All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
1.000.00 Company and 20.000.00 individual email addresses and
names from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe ,North and South
America, Oceania and around the world.
To begins your lottery claim, please contact our lincensed and accredited
claim agent:

DON ERIC MARTINS
DIRECT SEGUROS S.A (OPARATION MANAGER)
AVENIDA EUROPA 66, 28043 MADRID SPAIN.
TEL: 0034 697 788 097 OR 01134 697 788 097
FAX: 0034 691 117 979 OR 01134 691 117 979
Email: clientdirectseg@yohoo.com

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
your
Winning information confidential until your claims have been
processed. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participant.
Please, note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your
winning certificate. Be notifying also that all winnings must be
claimed not later than 15th October, 2006. After this date all
unclaimed winnings will be null and void. In order to avoid
unnecessary
delays and complications remember to quote your serial
number and
batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should
there be any change of address do inform our agents as soon as
possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of
our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely ,
Mr Elleno Fernadez
Winning
Co -coordinator

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