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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:
  • "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!
• 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.
  • unionsecp@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: euro millions <euro@millions.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:51:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: AWARD MEGA JACK POT


EURO MILLIONS
AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT
ADDRESS: ADVINDAD COMINO
AURORA,48-4B,28002
MADRID-SPAIN
http://loteria.com/euro.php

ATTN: LUCKY WINNER,

We are please to announce you as one of the 6 lucky winners in the email lottery programme draw of the EURO MILLIONS held on the 30th of december,2005.The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses.All 6 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 100,000,000 international emails Your email address emerged alongside with 6 others as a category "6" winner in this year's loteria primitiva award Draw.

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).

Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of EURO 466,812.79. The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) Result winning numbers: 8-16-19-43-45-1-4
(ii) email ticket number: KL75476/PL
(iii)lotto code number: PDP98643JK
(iv) the file Ref number: HE/04679/NY
(v) Batch Number: 9098/D176-FD67
To immediately claim your prize, CALL the claim/paying agent below.

UNION SECURITY S.A
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Mr.Everson Newman
ADDRESS: ADVINDAD COMINO
AURORA,48-4B,28002
MADRID-SPAIN
TEL:34 630-736-581
EMAIL TO: unionsecp@myway.com

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you,note not later than one week After this date if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.call the above number for more details.

N.B:Procedures to claiming your prize:
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1.Please quote your Reference and Batch number in all correspondence with the claims officer.
2.Indicate your full name and address,Country,Telephone,mobile and fax number and occupation.


For proper verification on your lucky winning prize, you are to visit our online site http://loteria.com/euro.php and indicate the date this email lottery programme draw of the EURO MILLIONS was held (30th of DECEMBER 2005)and there you will find your result winning number.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Yoli helena.
Promotions Manager
The Euro Millions
http://loteria.com/euro.php

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