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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • processingoffice1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY COMMISSION OFFICE" <winoffice202@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:17:14 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL OUR STAFF.

International Promotional Programme
(Golden Chance)

Avd. Madrid 32-44

C.P 28001 Madrid, Spain
FROM THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPT.
REF SERIAL NUMBER 222 - 00259442 - 216. BATCH NO: 83195- 0
ATTENTION: Beneficiary,

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you today the 8th of October 2006 of the
results of THE HISPANIC LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM held on
the 10th of July 2006 as part of our yearly bonanza. Your name attached
to a ticket number 01?6076 with ref serial number 222-00259442? 216
which drew the lucky winning number 1-19-21 -22 -29?41 +03 +07 which
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €615,810.00
(Six hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred and ten euros only) in
cash. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 36,040 names from Australia, Asia, Middle East, North and
South America and Europe, as part of our yearly International
Promotions Program, which is conducted twice a year.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Our yearly programs trusted by millions around the world changes life
of winners. ALL TICKETS ARE BOUGHT AND PLAYED FOR INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS
BY GOVERNMENT APPROVED, LICENCED AND AUTHORIZED AGENTS OR COMPANIES.
All international winners are processed by authorized licensed Agent by
the Spanish Government and recommended by THE SPANISH LOTTERY BOARD.
Your winning amount is insured in your name and will be released for
payment by the PAYING BANK after data clarification and verification.
Commission on the winning amount can not be deducted from the winning
amount, because of the insurance bond policy cover. THE IBERO PROMOTIONS
COMPANY BOUGHT THIS TICKET IN YOUR NAME FOR THIS YEARS INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask you to keep this
award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your nominated account as this is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claim or unscrupulous act by non participants
taking advantage of this program.

To begin your lottery claim please contact your Claim agent ? SR
Cliff Gomze , foreign operations Manager of SGS SECURITY AND FINANCE S.A.
Spain? Telephone number:34-697-572-241. E-mail:processingoffice1@yahoo.com
, for processing and remittance of your money to the designated account
of your choice.
Remember that all price money must be claimed not later than 15th of
October 2006, after this date all funds will be returned to the ministry
of hacienda as unclaimed.
NOTE: in order to avoid unnecessary delays, if there will be any change
in your address or complications do inform your agent as soon as
possible, your agent will be paid 10% of the award price as the commission
AFTER you have received your money into your designated account.

Congratulations once again from all our staff.

PRIZE CLAIM TICKET TRACK No 01?6076
Sincerely,

Martinez Pascual
Managing Director.

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